Great TR Chris! Glad you had a blast with your boys and, even better, put a dent in the lingering stereotype of Boy Scouts that appears to exist in many places. I'd be willing to bet that a lot of folks that sterotype the Scouts in such a negative way would become apoplexic over such "profiling" with most other groups. Alas, we live in a world filled with hypocrisy.
Like anything else involving kids, when an organized group gets a bad rep it's almost always the failure of the adults-in-charge. I see this week in and week out in my business as youth groups grace my hotel over the weekends for any and all types of organized activities. Responsible chaperones = good group of kids; I'm-on-vacation chaperone mindset = kids run wild. Kids are kids, and need a firm, guiding hand when in groups. You clearly take your responsibilities seriously, so you have a model group of scouts when you take them into the wilderness. Kudos to you! After having spent time hiking and camping with you, I'm not the least bit surprised.
