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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

End of a Good Week As we cruise into the weekend of the session, the sounds of camp in full swing have normalized delightfully into the daily cacophony of fun that we associate with the place. There is a steady hum of noise and energy about camp that just feels right! At the end of… Continue reading End of a Good Week

Jersday Thursday Anther theme day at High Rocks!  This is a bit of a stretch, but still pretty cool. “Jersday Thursday” is all about wearing your favorite jersey today.  Boy do they look good! It ws fun to see so many jerseys out there today. The boys are beginning to figure out the high-energy camp… Continue reading Jersday Thursday?

Waikiki Wednesday It sure was fun seeing everyone roll into breakfast with their Hawaiian themed shirts on today! it’s my favorite day!  I think it looks so cool!  It was another fantastic day at High Rocks!  It was so great to see these boys in their activities today. They are so excited. I really enjoyed… Continue reading Wiakiki Wednesday!

Full Steam Ahead Today dawned cool with a light breeze coming across the lake to welcome camp to the day. The kind of morning that makes guys snuggle deeper in their blankets and squeeze an extra minute or two before emerging… But this is the 2 Week and when that morning bell rang, more than… Continue reading Full Steam Ahead

Welcome August Two Week Families It sure was a wonderful opening day of the season! I certainly enjoy meeting new families and reconnecting with so many of the boys that come back year after year. It was fantastic to jump into the session with such a fantastic group of boys. I am so excited to… Continue reading August Two Week Open

Drill Team, End Game, Final Campfire I can’t believe it has been four weeks already! OK, just two weeks for a few folks. 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… Continue reading Drill Team, End Game, Final Campfire

Upper Senior Dinner and Cabin Night It’s hard to believe that today was the last full day of activities. It was another wonderful day with fairly warm temperatures that kept most of us on the lake, particularly this afternoon.  It still looked like another day at camp out there.. Some boys were still heading out… Continue reading Upper Senior Dinner and Cabin Night

You Can’t Do This at Home It is that time of the session when everyone is trying to squeeze out that last bit of joy from camp.  You can see it in the activities, the cabin, and even during the evening program.  The boys know the time is drawing near and there are only a… Continue reading You Can’t Do This at Home

Savor the Moment In what has become a common trend towards the latter part of this session, the morning began cool with some clouds in the sky. A light breeze was blowing that made that second blanket on the bunks seem very appealing! The bell rang, chores commenced, and hordes arrived for a breakfast of… Continue reading Savor the Moment

No One wants it to End! Mondays always start with a lot of excitement.  We had 5 trips out of camp AND another group on the ropes course today.  Hiking headed out to High Pisgah late morning.  By the time we dropped them off it was almost midday and it was still 68 degrees outside.  They… Continue reading No One Wants It To End

We Love Sunday! Another fantastic Sunday here at High Rocks! After a much-needed sleep-in, the boys worked hard to get their laundry up to the lot before breakfast. We enjoyed some of those scratch-made cinnamon rolls from Nate and the kitchen crew accompanied by scrambled eggs, oatmeal, fresh-cut fruit, yogurt, and assorted cereals. We had… Continue reading Upper Senior Challenge Sunday