ISLAND HIKING

Every morning, Aditya Khanna announced to his fellow Scouts that it was “time to wake up.” Snug in their sleeping bags, the 14 others didn’t awaken annoyed, but instead welcomed the 15-year-old First Class Scout’s daily proclamations. When one of your friends can’t wait to hit the trail, the enthusiasm can be contagious. You might want to get up and get going, too, even if the trek looks difficult.

“It definitely wasn’t leisurely. ‘Brutal’ would be a better word,” says First Class Scout Rykyn Fann, 12.

Scouts relied on positivity from each other as they