DOWNTOWN DISCOVERIES

Adventure can happen anywhere — from a 14,000-foot snow-capped mountain peak to the busy streets of a major city.

That’s what Scouts in boys Troop 330 and girls Troop 2330, both of Campbell, California, discovered during a scavenger hunt in downtown San Francisco. They navigated the sometimes-confusing network of streets by bus, subway, cable car and on foot, trying to find both obscure sites and famous landmarks.

“I learned you had to trust other people with directions. It was a good learning and teaching moment,”