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The Challenge is the Fun! Our paddling program always starts out in canoes and is always on flat water in the beginning. The canoe gives the boys a good vantage point for when they first hit the river and it gives them a bigger craft that is not as edgy as a solo canoe or… Continue reading The Challenge is the Fun

Sundays are for Rest We love Sundays at High Rocks! They are typically a little more chill than the rest of the week.  We wake up a little later, and the morning is at a much slower pace. However, that slower pace does include getting our laundry up to breakfast in the morning.  It doesn’t… Continue reading Sundays are for Rest

Camp Friends For as long as I have been here, we have had pancakes on Saturday.  Throughout High Rocks history, there was a time that the director himself would cook pancakes on Saturday since our head cook was off that morning.  I tried that for a while, but the program has become much larger and… Continue reading Saturday. It’s Amazing!

End of the Work Week As always in camp life, each day seems an epic adventure while a week goes by in the blink of an eye. Here we are wrapping up the first “work” week of the session and it seemed to catch everyone a bit by surprise! Our morning was a warm one,… Continue reading End of the Work Week

Celebrating Independence Independence Day is a great time to be at Camp high Rocks! What better place to be to focus on independence as you celebrate it on the same day?  We always have a large time on July 4th.  Our day starts with all sorts of fanfare and dress.  The staff worked hard after… Continue reading Celebrating Independence

Waikiki Wednesday I still love the mountain mornings.  A cool 65 degree morning up here.  We have enjoyed this lovely high pressure since opening day.  It won’t last forever, but it sure is delightful! You will notice several Hawaiian Themed shirts in the pictures tonight.  Some of the guys really go out of the way… Continue reading Waikiki Wednesday

The Adventure Begins This morning was a treat, not only hearing the first wake-up bell of the session ring, but also just how cool the day broke over camp. In July, the advantage of living on top of a mountain becomes clear as the temps were in the upper 50s and it took a bit… Continue reading The Adventure Begins

July Sessions Opening Day It sure was a wonderful morning to welcome in all our July campers! We are so excited for all our Mini I boys who have just joined the High Rocks family!  I know many of you are here for the first time. What a great session to step into for your… Continue reading July Sessions Opening Day

Final Campfire and End Game I can’t believe it has been three 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 a… Continue reading End Game and 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

Tuff Tuesday In what has almost become a foregone conclusion, today was another beautiful, high pressure day in the mountains. I literally have new members of camp asking if it ever rains here, and looking at me skeptically when I say it does! While the plants may be parched, it does make for some very… Continue reading Tuff Tuesday

Only A Few Days Left It was another great weather day at High Rocks!  Warm, sunny, with a fantastic breeze all day long!  The sailboats had a blast on the lake today!  If you do not see your son, it is likely he is out on a trip today.  We had several trips out the… Continue reading Only a Few Days Left