Author: Don Gentle

Positive Impacts of Camp The holiday season is a great time of year for a camp director.  While there is plenty to do, most deadlines are far off in the distance. It requires some discipline, but not usually a lot of stress.  December, in particular, allows for a lot of goals, lists, and reflection. I… Continue reading Positive Impacts of Camp

Chadwick’s Next Adventure As we look forward to another season ahead and an exciting 2025, we are sad to say goodbye to Chadwick Young as he moves on to new opportunities. Chadwick first came to High Rocks in the summer of 2018 by way of Brevard College. As a cabin counselor and mountain bike instructor,… Continue reading Chadwick’s Next Adventure

Until Next Time It was a quiet morning with the groups out for their cabin overnights.  It was fun to see them roll in telling me how it went as soon as they saw me.  It is a time-honored tradition that goes back many decades.  We feel an overnight camping experience in the woods is… Continue reading Until Next Time

Cabin Overnights It was another great day at Camp High Rocks.  The boys are not even showing any signs of fatigue yet.  It’s coming, but I have been impressed with their stamina.  We rocked right into another day of activity rotations.  The boys are getting to re-visit some activities to pick up where they left… Continue reading Jersday Thursday

Waikiki Wednesday It sure was a beautiful and cool morning here up the mountain.  The sun was poking through some smokey fog that made it look like the sky was on fire.  As the warm lake created some additional steam in the cool mountain air, it sure seemed pretty delightful outside for an August day. … Continue reading Waikiki Wednesday

Welcome Junior Campers I am so excited to share the wonder of what we do every day.  My hope is to capture the moment and let you in on a little of what is happening at High Rocks.  I’ll try to include you in on a lesson or two on why things work out the… Continue reading Welcome Junior Campers

Until Next Time There was no rest today as we blasted out the last day of the session with gusto!  What an incredible group of young men.  We played hard, we laughed hard, we cried a little, and we even danced a bit. Your son has made new friends and strengthened old relationships. He is more self-reliant.… Continue reading Endgame and Final Campfire

Jersday Thursday Today was our last full day of activities.  We still had a couple of trips out today.  Hiking took a morning trip to Dupont for another waterfall hike.  The rock climbers were out for another trip to the High Rocks. It was a little bit of a crazy weather day with that tropical… Continue reading Jersday Thursday Again

Waikiki Wednesday Again! It sure was another great morning here at High Rocks! The cool 64 degrees this morning was a delight! I made it up to our morning meeting only to find scratch-made biscuits being made! A little biscuit, a little jam, add some coffee. Suddenly a 7:30 am meeting doesn’t seem too bad.… Continue reading Waikiki Wednesday

Not Even Fair It sure was a fantastic day here at Camp High Rocks!  The partly cloudy skies, reasonable temperatures, and plenty of awesome things to do sure helped a lot!  Speaking of awesome things going on, I was privileged enough to be able to lead a mountain bike trip this morning.  What a great group… Continue reading Not Even Fair

Carnival Sunday Sundays are special here at High Rocks.  We want to be sure the boys have some time for reflection and to change it up a little bit.  Rest is important.  We give the boys an extra thirty minutes to sleep in on Sundays and we also share some important lessons down by the lake. Today… Continue reading Carnival Sunday

Its All About The Kids The weather was near perfect up here with temperatures at just around 82 degrees for the hot part of the day. There was a light breeze with mostly to partly cloudy skies.  Western North Carolina was meant for summer camp! We are also situated right at 3000 feet, which gives… Continue reading This Is Real