Boy Scouts

Yes, I was one of those boys who loved everything about Boy Scouts from Cub Scouts to Explorer Scouts and Adult Scouting, plus working for a summer camp and carrying the love of the outdoors from Scouts into the rest of my life with hiking and camping forever a part of me.

Of course Scouting influenced my life! Probably more than I can explain, but I will try a little bit here on these pages. It was different than the church, my Christian faith, and the spiritual influences of my early life, even though there were threads of connection.

At left as a 22 year old adult scouter in Woodbadge Training in Arkansas, 1962. Taken from the above group photo of our Eagle Patrol in that 10 day Woodbadge training experience. I’m in the center of group photo. The larger group photo (2 patrols + leaders) is found on the Woodbadge page below.

• ADULT SCOUTING MEMORIES
  • 1981-83 – Nashville Cubmaster – Scouting Finale
  • 1970’s – Using Scout Skills with Royal Ambassadors
  • 1967 – God & Country Awards in Miami, FL
  • 1962 – Woodbadge Training, AR
  • 1962 – Hiking Shiloh National Military Park, TN
  • 1962 – Taking Scouts on the DeSoto Trail, AR
  • 1962 – Camp Quapaw Staff, AR
  • 1962 – National Camping School, Camp Yocona, MS
  • CAMP QUAPAW MEMORIES Facebook Page I was invited to join in 2023
• EXPLORER SCOUT MEMORIES
  • 1955-58 – Tulsa, OK Explorers
  • 1954-55 – El Dorado, AR Explorers
• BOY SCOUT MEMORIES
  • 1950-54 – The Call of the Wild!
  • 1953 – Gunshot in the Forest (STORY)
  • 1952-54 – Camp Logoly
  • Badges & Patches
  • I Blame the Boy Scouts (magazine article)
• CUB SCOUT MEMORIES
  • 1948-50 – Cub Scout Den Meetings