Norman Rockwell in the 21st Century

Los Angeles -- Troop 4 in Pasadena will soon celebrate their 100 anniversary; one of the longest continuously-chartered troops in the United States.

Trails To Scouting

Los Angeles -- Each year, our Troop offers an opportunity for younger Cub and Webelo Scouts to come out and see our program. Each patrol shows off their skills; cooking, knife, axe, camping and first aid are among the skills performed. Here, Scouts demonstrate how to make a sling from a neckerchief. Troop 4 of Pasadena is celebrating it's 100th consecutive year in scouting in 2013.

If all goes to plan...

The High Sierra -- Not much more than a three-hour drive from Los Angeles, looms the Southern Sierra. Hopefully, I will be heading up into the high country of the Sierra Nevada to commune with my furry-tailed friends. The plan is to take a group of Scouts on a four-day backpack. This will be one of two trips planned this Summer. The second trek will be with my wife in Yosemite's high country.

Boy Scout Room--Pasadena Troop 4 Soon to Celebrate 100 Years

Pasadena, CA -- 2013 marks Troop 4's centennial year. The scout room has not changed much in the last 99 years.

Prehistoric Land Shark Found in Mojave Desert

Joshua Tree National Park -- My wife recently made an observation that it seems all our photos (we are both shutter bugs) are of backpacking, nature and Boy Scouts (we are both Assistant Scout Masters). Our lives are full--so full that its hard to find time to go on our regular Los Angeles photo safaris. Instead, we document where we are at in our lives.

Last weekend was our Troop family camp at Joshua Tree; a three hour drive from Los Angeles. While walking among the cholla, creosote and other exotic cacti, I came across a most interesting rock formation, appropriately enhanced with  teeth.