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Aug 16, 2012 at 7:59 pm #1903399
That is a great story. Talk about being able to let go of the reins. I feel that I've gone a long way in letting the scouts I work with make mistakes, but I'm not sure I would have let that one get that far off track. Good for you. I'll remember this story in the future and hopefully have the courage to let them make that kind of (safe, but not very common) mistake!
>> The best part of the trip was getting lost..at the very beginning. Instead of starting off the hike headed north, they started off headed south…they did not finally realize their mistake until 6 miles in. Us adults told them they our job is to make sure they do not get hurt and fix them up if they do (Wilderness First Aid training)….The leader had a map, compass, and trail description..so we ate lunch and hiked back out the same way, instead of making a loop on the trails…so it was a good learning experience for the boys…
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