As soon as I introduced myself to the volunteers, I received a hero’s welcome when they realized who I was.

On a chilly June morning, I found myself on top of the world. 14,439 ft above sea level, the summit at Mt. Elbert is the highest point in...

Last day of the Troop 955 Western Trip. Day 14. We stayed the night at Koshare Indian Museum and woke up super early to head towards the...

Here’s day 13 and I know you’re getting tired of these posts so there’s only one more! I actually returned home real late last night but...

Ok, Day 12 out of 14 and we got to do something extra because we left Rocky Mountain early the day before. We spent the night at the...

On the 11th morning in America’s West we packed up camp at Lost Lake and headed on the four mile trail to Aspen Meadows. Overnight, a...

Well, it gets bitterly cold during the night at Lost Lake. We spent a lay over day at Lost Lake on day 10 of the trip. We took a short...

Here’s the pictures from day 2 at Rocky Mountain National Park and day 9 of this out west trip. We camped overnight at Aspen Meadows and...

On day 8 we found ourselves at the most remote portion of Rocky Mountain National Park (It was the only area available when we reserved...

We are 14,439 ft above sea level on Mt. Elbert today on day 7 of the Philmont Refugee Trip out West. Mt. Elbert is the tallest mountain...

We spent day 6 at Ouray, Colorado and went Canyoning in Box Canyon. Simply put, we repelled down five waterfalls, including one that...

We traveled from the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Ouray, Colorado on our fifth day out west. On our way out we drove out of Arizona’s...

Our fourth day out west was our final of three days at the Grand Canyon. We took on two hikes: A two miler down into the Canyon to Supai...

Alright, Day 3 in Arizona, and the second out of three days at the Grand Canyon. After sleeping in (which is about 7 camping standard...

Day 2 of the Western adventure consisted of a short hike out of petrified forest and a 6 Hour drive to Grand Canyon. Pictures 1 through 3...

Welcome to Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona! 200 Million years ago this area was inhabited by a lush forest that...

I was honored to have an article written about my Eagle Project by Andrew Nelson in the Georgia Bulletin. A link to the full piece is at...

When I first joined the Cub Scouts in the 1st grade, it seemed like everyone wanted to be a Cub Scout. We got to go on a camping trip...

Soaking wet and out of breath, I rotated my body and was surprised to see everyone behind me. I readjusted and squinted ahead...