As a boy, I was very fortunate to live in an area that allowed me free roam of hundreds of acres of uninhabited woodland. I spent nearly every day of my childhood on one adventure or the other armed with lessons from my grandfather, a wise outdoorsman and true American. My goal is to somehow help my son and young boys of today, enjoy the experiences I so fondly remember. I beleive Scouting to be the way and the most productive endeavor a young boy can participate in. It not only teaches them the basics of outdoor living, but promotes values and morals that are not often taught in our society today. A good Scout is a benefit to all of us now and a most valuable asset to the future of our great country.

Below is one of my favorite passages from Baden Powell's book, "Scouting For Boys". Read it and you'll have a glimpse into the man that started the Scouting movement and also the basis of his teachings.

Camping is the joyous part of a Scout’s life. Living out in God’s open air, among the hills and
the trees, and the birds and the beasts, and the sea and the rivers—that is, living with nature,
having your own little canvas home, doing your own cooking and exploration—all this brings
health and happiness such as you can never get among the bricks and smoke of the town.
Hiking, too, where you go farther afield, exploring new places every day, is a glorious adventure.
It strengthens you and hardens you so that you won’t mind wind and rain, heat and cold. You
take them all as they come, feeling that sense of fitness that enables you to face any old trouble
with a smile, knowing that you will conquer in the end.
But, of course, to enjoy camping and hiking, you must know how to do it properly.
You have to know how to put up a tent or a hut for yourself; how to lay and light a fire; how to
cook your food; how to tie logs together to make a bridge or a raft; how to find your way by
night, as well as by day, in a strange country, and many other things.
Very few fellows learn these things when they are living  in civilized places, because they have
comfortable houses, and soft beds to sleep in. Their food is prepared for them, and when they
want to know the way, they just ask a policeman.
Well, when those fellows try to go scouting or exploring, they find themselves quite helpless.
Take even your sports “hero” and put him down in the wilderness, alongside a fellow trained in
camping, and see which can look after himself. High batting averages are not much good to him
there. He is only a “tenderfoot”.

quoted from "Scouting For Boys" written by Lord Baden Powell Of Gilwell, Chief Scout Of The World