Dylan Gibbs tells us, “How Boy Scouts Saved My Life”
By Dylan Zane Glenwood Gibbs, Awritten at age 11 (and in 2025, a graduate of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design)
September 1, 2010: This summer, I learned some big lessons about the perils of catching grapes in my mouth, the importance of knowing first aid, and what an amazing dad I have.
It happened in August when my dad and I went on a biking and camping trip with two of my best friends and their fathers. Our mission was to bike at least 25 miles along the C&O Canal towpath, camp overnight, and bike back the next day as part of our Boy Scout cycling merit badge.