All boys deep down yearn for an adventure. They yearn to see beneath the thin veneer of this world, and glimpse a grander narrative–a narrative in which they play a…
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All boys yearn to be apprenticed to a master, to learn a craft, or a skill. They aspire to become a master themselves. When they do not see the point…
I was recently reading about Super Soakers and how that single invention made children of the 90’s both extraordinarily happy and masters of water warfare. This amazing toy changed…
Click here to read Robert Littel’s essay. With Father’s Day just around the corner, I figure that posting Robert Littel’s famous essay on “What the Young Man Should Know” is…
It all began when one of the Rangers hurled a great stone down upon a serpent of the deep. To me it seemed to hearken back to the great myths…
On Thursday, May 22nd, Admiral William McRaven gave the commencement speech at the University of Texas in Austin. Admiral McRaven has served our country as a Navy Seal for 36…
I want to share a key moment with you that I experienced at the Riverside Treesure Hunt. For those who couldn’t make it, the Treesure hunt was an adventurous quest…
One of the great writers of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton, is one of Riverside’s patrons. On this wonderful day when we celebrate and remember our mothers, I share with…
Down deep, boys (and men) yearn for the great outdoors. That ofttimes latent desire, smothered beneath the burden of passive classrooms, business, digital devices, poorly designed towns, and the peculiar…
Every Ranger needs to know how to defend his territory and keep the camp safe. To protect the perimeter one can go with the traditional cans on a trip wire…