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I am very pleased to announce that my Scouting Trails books are now beginning to become available on Amazon. I invite you to read the blog about them and then check out the books on Amazon. https://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/announcing-gnubie-and-other-scouting-trails-books-now-available-for-you-on-amazon/ -
Blog postBy Kevin V. Hunt Recently I wrote a blog, 50 Years as an Eagle Scout , celebrating 50 years since I became an Eagle Scout. Fifty years … how is that possible? No way I could be that old. In that blog, I announced the forthcoming publication of a new book, “Gnubie to Eagle Scout”. That was … Continue reading Announcing “Gnubie” and other Scouting Trails Books Now Available for you on Amazon →
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Blog postBy Kevin V Hunt [Eagle artwork with feature Photo courtesy of artist, Ron Bergen] It was a great sight as a convocation of eight Eagles (all from one family) took flight in Arizona’s famed Superstition Mountains. The occasion was an Eagle Scout court of honor held at a home at the base of the mountains … Continue reading A Convocation of Eight Family Eagles takes Flight in Arizona’s Famed Superstition Mountains →
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Blog postWe are in a season of Thanksgiving and our thanks can include gratitude for Scouting and the great opportunity that is ours to work, serve, to touch the lives of our youth – and to be touched ourselves through this great program. Let us rejoice in the blessings and opportunities that are ours. In the … Continue reading Thanksgiving Can Include Gratitude for Scouting →
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Blog postKevin V. Hunt Scouting Historian, Author, Blogger, Speaker, Scouting Veteran, and Camp Director In a previous blog, previous blog on the bolo tie carving tradition. I talked of my treasured collection of Scout bolo ties and how it was rescued from the Brian Head and Thunder Ridge Fire summer before last. I introduced Scout bolo tie … Continue reading Bolo Tie Carving Traditions Continue →
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Blog postBy Kevin V. Hunt Part 1 of a 2-Part Blog Article Originally published in The Boy Scout (the official blog of the Utah National Parks Council and located at Utah Scouts – blog.utahscouts.org) on September 19, 2017 Yes, a grand Scouting Tradition is that of wearing hand-carved bolo ties. Wearing such a bolo tie has always been me. … Continue reading A Grand Scouting Tradition: Hand-carved Bolo Ties →
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Blog postWritten by Kevin V. Hunt to his wife, Lou, for their September 14, 2018, 40th Wedding Anniversary Well, somehow, my wife, Lou, has survived forty years of Scouting with me. Wow! She deserves a Medal of Merit or other great award for such a feat. Forty years … so a tribute and thanks to a … Continue reading A Tribute and Thanks to a Grand Scouting Lady →
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Blog postBy Kevin V. Hunt Set a date and come on over! That’s right! Come, Now! Experience the Scouting Trails Museum of Scouting Memorabilia. Just before I headed for the hills to work at Camp Oljato – a beautiful California High Sierra Boy Scout Camp – for the whole summer, I introduced my new Scouting Trails … Continue reading Set a date … Come, Now! Experience the Scouting Trails Museum of Scouting Memorabilia →
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Blog postWritten by Kevin V. Hunt (Feature photo/painting by Artist, Ron Bergen … used by permission) Thanks to modern technology, I am celebrating today an anniversary that I didn’t know I was celebrating. I opened up my e-mail messages early this morning (August 28th) and there it was. It was from NESA – the National Eagle … Continue reading Celebrating Fifty Years of Eagle Flight →
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Blog postOriginally published on TheScoutingTrail (Trapper Trails Council, BSA) May 1, 2016 Crazy weather in Arizona. What does that have to do with me, you ask? Well, maybe nothing. I’ve been sharing Scouting blogs with you on a regular basis. In many of those blogs I have talked about Arizona and my growing-up days and … Continue reading Weather in Arizona Can Get a Bit Crazy →
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Blog postBy Kevin V. Hunt Okay, so I have been to more than just a few pack meetings in my day – since this is my fifth or sixth time at being Cubmaster. Most of those pack meetings have been good to excellent and some not so. Most of them, however, have kind of been the … Continue reading Natural Elements Combined Making a Unique and Different Arizona Pack Meeting →
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Blog postAre you curious about the collections of the new Scouting Trails Museum of Scouting Memorabilia. Well, here you have a list of most of the holdings in the museum. Come over and check them out!
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Blog posthttps://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/introducing-the-new-kevinthescout-blogsite/Introducing KevintheScout Blogsite
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Blog postWe had a unique Scoutmaster come to our Thunder Ridge Scout Camp. Army veteran, Travis Wood, came despite major physical challenges. Read his story here:
http://blog.utahscouts.org/camping/army-veteran-thunder-ridge-scout-camp/
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Blog postWhile at the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp this summer, we were privileged to have a truly great troop come to our camp. These guys seem to be doing everything right! They really are impressive. l Read about them at http://blog.utahscouts.org/camping/camp-thunder-ridge-here-come-the-warriors/
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Blog postWe (my wife, Lou, and I) are serving for the summer at the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp located in Southern Utah. We are having quite the adventures as the Brian Head fire made us evacuate the camp. And so we have been wandering around ever since. We are having a grand time in spite of the exciting adventures and challenges. Read about our adventures on these blog articles:
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Blog postThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today (May 11, 2017) that effective January 1, 2018, the Church will no longer sponsor Varsity Scouting and Venturing units. This is a major program shift for the Church.
Read about the changes and my thoughts on them on my blogsite: https://thescoutingtrail.org/2017/05/11/major-changes-for-lds-varsity-scouts-and-venturers/
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Blog postIt's Scout Jamboree time for Scouts all over America. There is a lot of hype and excitement as Scouts anticipate the grand Jamboree tradition.
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Blog postPinewood Derby races are pretty fun for this Grandpa with five grandsons in the race. No carving cars, no sanding wheels ... I just sit back and watch the race. It's great. This article just appeared on the National BSA "Scouting Wire" blog. Here is the link: Pinewood Derby with Grandpa of 5 Cub Scout Grandsons
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Blog postHere is a recent post about the connection of Scouting and Family History. Read the article that originally posted on thescoutingtrail.org Here is the link: Scouting and Family History
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Blog postThe "Scouting Wire" - a publication of the National BSA, has published one of my articles about a unique Eagle court of honor that I recently attended. Read about it here.
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Blog postFor many years I have wanted to go to the famous and historic Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. But the the opportunity never came - until recently when hen my opportunity finally came. It was not the usual Philmont trek - nor was it a Philmont typical training course - but it turned out to be wonderful and fun. You can read about my trip here: My First Trip to the Philmont Scout Ranch
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Blog post“FUN, ADVENTURE, AND ROMANCE …” One of the Youth Leadership professors at Brigham Young University – the college I attended, talked extensively to us about the “Fun, Adventure, and Romance” of Scouting. “Adventure,” he said, “Is when you do something for the first time. “Fun” is when you repeat the adventure and still enjoy it. And “Romance” is the Spirit of Scouting, the classy experiences that tie you to the program. Romance keeps you coming back for more fun and advent
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Blog postOver the past year I have blogged many Scouting subjects - and on three different blogsites. I would like to repost these articles and I invite you to peruse the articles as I post them on this Scouting Trails blogsite.
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Blog postIt was Thanksgiving and as I counted my blessings, I recognized Scouting and my years of involvement with it as one of my greatest of blessings. I decided to put some of my feelings into poetic prose. This is what I wrote on The Scouting Trail blogsite: https://thescoutingtrail.org/2016/11/24/im-so-grateful-im-in-scouting/
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Blog postSome of you may remember Dean Hunt - my brother. Dean died as the Westwood Junior Class President but touched the hearts of everyone through his caring and dynamic leadership. Dean was the Junior Class President and was known by everyone at his Westwood High School. A great leader, he triumphed even through cancer. Though facing death, Dean teaches us to have faith in God's plan for each of us, to love life, to be a friend, to face life (and death) with guts, to be a man of character, to believ
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Blog postFor all who are friends of Camp Bartlett in Idaho, you might want to check out my latest blog about the camp and the original construction of the "New Lodge" - and now the renovation of it - after a generation of Scouts have used it. I was the first Camp Director to use the new lodge. It has been remade and will be rededicated on Saturday, June 25th. Check out the blog!
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Blog postI write each week now for three different Scouting blogsites. I invite you to check out them all - and sign up with each council for regular updates as I write new articles: The Boy Scout (utahscouts.org), The Voice of Scouting (voiceofscouting.org), and The Scouting Trail (thescoutingtrail.org). Also, I'd love comments from anyone who reads the articles.
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Blog postTo those of us who live in Arizona and call it home, it is a beautiful state - unique in weather, flora and fauna. I invite you to read the Arizona: A Regional Guide - in three parts. This is Part 3 of the Series and focuses on the unique Arizona fauna of our great state of Arizona. This article will publish soon on The Voice of Scouting.
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Blog postRecently Nettie Francis posted an article on the LDS/BSA Website blog about how the "Century of Honor" book came to be. I was pleased to be a part of a team of historians who compiled the book. I invite you to read Nettie's article:
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Blog postKevin Hunt is a Scouting Veteran, Camp Director and Author/Blogger. You can now read his Scouting blogs weekly on three Scouting blogsites. Read this article to learn of him and his Scouting heritage. https://voiceofscouting.org/introducing-kevin-hunt-the-scouting-trails-blogger
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Blog postHere is an article for Scouting youth. It talks of Kevin Hunt as he joined Scouting and became a "Gnubie" (a "new Scout) and how he loved being on the Scouting Trail.
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Blog postWhether you are a green-horn Scouter or an experienced veteran, this article might help you. It introduces 10 Keys to Scouting Success.https://voiceofscouting.org/10-keys-to-successful-scouting
Check out the full article on the Voice of Scouting blogsite.
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Our Scouting Heritage - LDS Edition: A Commemoration Program to Inspire Your Scouts (Scouting Trails Book 3)
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