Author: Don Gentle

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

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!

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

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

it’s All About This Place I made a point of being out in camp as much as I could tday It’s not that I don’t get out on a regular basis, but today, I made a point of being out in camp all day.  I enjoyed the assembly this morning.  I think everyone needs to start… Continue reading It Is All About This Place