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  • [ November 12, 2025 ] buildOn Treks allow Scouts to develop character and serve others brick by brick App Feed - For Parents
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App Feed - For Parents

Send us a video of your favorite outdoors experience for the chance to win two terrific prizes

December 14, 2023 0

The best part of Scouting is the outings, and if you send us a video highlighting your favorite Scout campout, you’ll be entered to win both a GoPro Max and a Klymit Cross Canyon 4P

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#GetReadyforCamp: A week full of deals, contests and prizes no Scout should miss

May 7, 2019 5

Scout Shop has huge surprises for shoppers next week. To help you #GetReadyForCamp, it’s rolling out an epic lineup of incentives. (Pro tip: Read this entire post to find out how you can start taking

Where Am I?

January-February 2014 ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

February 27, 2014 0

You don’t have to be an astronaut to recognize the terrain in our January-February “Where Am I? – Rise From the Ashes” contest. 284 readers submitted their guess of the mystery location, and we randomly

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September-October ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

October 23, 2013 2

One look at the photo is all it took for our September-October “Where Am I?” winner to recognize the mystery location: the Wind River Range in Wyoming. 142 readers submitted their guesses and random number

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November-December ‘Where Am I?’ contest winner, location revealed

January 2, 2013 0

Aloha! We received a tremendous response to the November-December “Where Am I?” contest, which racked up 466 entries — 395 of those were correct guesses! The answer to the riddle? Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs, located in the Hawai’i

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September-October ‘Where Am I?’ winner and location revealed

October 22, 2012 1

What a view! And it’s one that doesn’t come without a little effort, either. If you want to perch atop this rock wall, you’ve got to rope up and climb nearly 75 feet of vertical

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    November 11, 2025 1
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    Scouting America is now offering Spanish-language versions of Cub Scout and Scouts BSA program materials
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Aaron on Scouting Contributors

Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Sheniece Chappell

Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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