When a dusting of snow shuts down North Carolina, most kids are stuck indoors on screens. But a local scout group chose a different path—an 8-mile winter hike and cold-weather camp at 5,000+ feet. This story isn’t about weather. It’s about resilience, rural youth, and why real confidence is built through discomfort, responsibility, and leadership. Programs like scouting give rural kids skills, self-reliance, and purpose—things no screen can teach.
THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH NOBODY WANTS TO SAY OUT LOUD | They do not want America’s youth prepared.
