I love Saturdays at High Rocks! In the 30 summers I have been here, there have always been pancakes on Saturday. It’s just what we do. Our Chef Nate makes the recipe in one of those giant Hobart floor mixers and always uses real eggs and real buttermilk. It does make a difference. It was a wonderful event sided with some lovely sausage links, home fries, and hard-boiled eggs if you wanted them.
We do not do trips on weekends in our part of heaven, mostly because most everyone else is out there on the weekends. It always makes the weekend fun more since we are all here enjoying out time together. While the activity schedule is pretty much the same, there is always a little flair on Saturdays.
Our climbing boys did some crate stacking challenges. Try to stand on top of milk crates while on belay and keep addng another on top without tipping over. Great fun! The boys over at mountaineering had a blast doing a little car camping style. Horseback riding had all sorts of games on horseback and a few trail rides. It was also a fantastic day on the lake again!
Our paddling program always starts out in canoes and always on flat water. 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 kayak. It is a tried and tested tradition in these parts that go back over a hundred years. The boys will learn both the bow and stern positions on the lake and on the river. All of their strokes and maneuvers are designed to take them down the whitewater river progression. Once the boys have moved up to the second or third rivers in the canoeing progression, they can move into a solo boat like a kayak, C-1, or OC-1 (solo canoe). They will continue their progression in the canoe and the solo craft. Year after year these boys are challenged on new rivers with new skills. It is still one of our most popular activities. While there are a few boys that are deep into the progression and kayking on rivers already, many in this session are just starting along that progression that can eventually take them to Class III and IV white water a few years down the road. Teamwork, cooperation, and building skills. All of this tranfers to real life situations. Our part is just a little more fun…
It sure seems like this picture could tell a lot of stories. Most importantly, these guys are learning to be friends, roommates, and part of a community that they get to create. It doesn’t mean this image will not make them laugh out loud in ten years. It does mean they are having a blast.
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Thanks again for being here each night! I can’t believe how incredible it was out there today. The boys are having a blast! Keep those letters coming.
All the best,
Don
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