UP FOR THE CHALLENGE

THIS TROOP LEARNED ABOUT LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND ETHICS IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S PRISTINE WILDERNESSES.

Backpacking through the remote wilderness of Yellowstone National Park, the Scouts of Troop 4900 sat down in a circle to rest. Sitting like this gave the Scouts a view of every direction. They didn’t want a bear or other dangerous animal suddenly sneaking up on them. Within a few minutes, Life Scout Miles Berry, 16, saw a bison emerge from the trees — about 50 feet from the group.

“Bison,” he said.

His friends weren’t alarmed. On the