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08/05/2025

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09/04/2024

Boys were designed by their Creator to be doers. They need activity and purpose. It is through experience and that bonds are forged, identities are fostered, and boys become young men. It is through action, and not mere mental assent, that muscles of faith are strengthened.

Join men across the country who are banding together to apply outdoor adventure as a tool to train generations of courageous young men who will honor God, lead with integrity, and serve others.

Join the Adventure! Find a Troop near you or Start one Today!

Christ-Centered | Boy-Focused
Adventure | Character | Leadership
https://traillifeusa.co/3X3Q0IM

04/05/2023

Several weeks ago Morgan and Hudson showed us how to find True North without using a compass while in the wilderness. Join them this week as they show us how to tell time by creating a stick sundial.

Join the The Wild Brothers for Part III of the Island Survival Series in this week’s episode of Trail Hacks: https://traillifeusa.co/3zxjjI5

Christ-Centered | Boy-Focused
Adventure | Character | Leadership
https://www.TrailLifeUSA.com

08/16/2022

The Wild Brothers are back with the Top 10 Essential Items you need before you hit the trail!Every other Wednesday, the Wild Brothers share a Trail Hack here...

08/12/2022

07/31/2022

“This ministry is first and foremost to boys. But as the dads got together, the dads bonded just as much as the young men did…We began to realize that we are part of it…Men come to life as we experience adventure together...As we mentor each others sons we get mentored ourselves…You don’t have to be an outdoorsman.” Just come and take advantage of the opportunity to get together with other Christian men who will challenge you, sharpen you, and impact the life of you, your son, and boys in your community.

Join the Adventure!

Join the Trail Open House, August 25th at 6:30!
Where: CCOPC 6070 North 900 East, Sheridan, In

Christ-Centered | Boy-Focused
Adventure | Character | Leadership

“This ministry is first and foremost to boys. But as the dads got together, the dads bonded just as much as the young men did…We began to realize that we are...

07/31/2022

Boys need a place where it is safe to be a boy! A place where risk and adventure are ordinary and appropriate - a place where a boy's assertive, audacious, and adventurous nature is celebrated, not sequestered - a place where imagination can run wild and ideas don’t have to be explained and analyzed to be accepted and acted on.

In Trail Life Troops across the nation, men are banding together to apply outdoor adventure as a tool to train generations of courageous young men who honor God, lead with integrity, and serve others.

Join the Adventure! Get involved with Trial Life Troop, IN-2717! Join the Trail August 25 @ 6:30.
6070 North 900 East, Sheridan. See you there!

Adventure | Character | Leadership

Boys need a place where it is safe to be a boy! A place where risk and adventure are ordinary and appropriate - a place where a boy's assertive, audacious, a...

07/24/2022

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06/02/2022

After the maps were created and safety briefings completed, boys were equipped with military flashlights, GPS trackers and radios, and sent out around 10:00pm to stealthily navigate to each scenario in the darkness. During the overnight , boys were challenged to start a from natural materials and pop popcorn, correctly translate morse code, throw rocks to hit a target across the river, build a , complete knot tying and throwing challenges, traverse a river on a hand bridge, work as a team to carry heavy logs up a sand dune to create the tallest signal tower, and assess an situation and treat a downed pilot. Points were scored for winning each event and for finishing rank. One boy exclaimed, “This adventure is the best thing I have ever done in Trail Life!” and many of the Troops are already asking to do it again.

Trail Life CEO Mark Hancock stated, “Challenges like these are so important! A boy’s longings for risk, competition, independence, and responsibility are necessary God-given desires that, when provided adequately, enable him to develop into a mature man of character. Boys thrive when provided with proper , , , , and .

For the full story and more photos, check out the blog:
https://blog.traillifeusa.com/night-ops-challenge

Join the Adventure! Find a Troop near you or Start one Today!

Christ-Centered | Boy-Focused
Adventure | Character | Leadership
https://www.TrailLifeUSA.com