Local Boy Scouts troop featured in Scout Life magazine

One Long Beach-based Boy Scout troop has earned national recognition after one of their adventures last year tested their skills and endurance.

- one long beach-based boy scout- troop has earned national - recognition after one of their- adventures last year tested - their skills and endurance.

- news 25's grant chighizola spok- to a few scouts today to hear - about their big trip and how- they're preparing for - the next one.

- - for the scouts of boy scout - troop 321 in long beach,- exploration is at the heart of- what they do.

- sot-addison carroll - "we had a beautiful picture.

There was ice on the mountain,- and we just had an open - view, no trees in the way, and- - - - it was really good."

Last june, 18-members of the troop travele- to colorado to- hike parts of the continental - divide, climbing to heights of- 10,000 feet and higher.

- the trip allowed scouts to lear- new skills like adjusting to- high- altitudes, snow, and even - warning away bears on their - path.

- sot-justin elliott- "what you're supposed to do whenever a bear comes in, you'r- supposed to bang you're mess ki- as loud as possible, so that's- what one of the - other guys did, woke up the - entire camp.

You're supposed to- keep banging it until it- goes away."

Troop 321's experience in new - surroundings- caught the eye of the national- scout life magazine, so - much so that they are on the- cover of april's edition and ar- featured in an article detailin- their trip.

- sot-tommy carroll - "they get about ten-thousand contacts each year to to go do- stories.

So out of that - - - - ten-thousand, they choose ten - troops to do stories about.

We- were one of those ten,- so this is a big deal for us."

Scout members like 16-year-old- johnathan potts say it's- exciting- for them to be recognized in- - - - this manner as they learn new - skills.

- sot-johnathan potts - "to be featured on the front page?

That just adds a whole ne- level of excitement to- this scouting thing, that we ge- to go out and be recognized for- what we're doing- here."

Now, the troop is busy preparin- for their next adventure to the- grand canyon this spring, and - scouts are excited to use - the tools they learned in - colorado to blaze a new trail - this year.- sot-justin elliott- "it's fun, but it also proves a challenge and that's what makes- it fun."

In long beach, grant chighizola- news 25.-