Waikiki Wednesday The heat is on out there!  While life at 3000 feet still has its advantages, we did aproach 85 degrees today! It was nice and cool this morning, and the temperature dropped nicely as the sun faded.  Life in the mountains rocks! You will notice several Hawaiian Themed shirts in the pictures tonight.  Some of the guys reallyRead More »

Tie Dye Tuesday Every morning waking up at camp is a fun one as each camp day holds so much promise of fun, food, activities, and the unknown. Today might have held a bit more in that it was the first full day of our session and the first with activities running. It was also Tuesday, and camp believes inRead More »

July Sessions Opening Day It sure was a wonderful morning to welcome in all our July campers! I really enjoy visiting with parents and catching up with new and reutnring campers. As the arrivals trickled down to just a few remaining campers who were flying, it was time to get up to lunch. The first meal was a solid staple ofRead More »

End Game and Final Campfire 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 little, and we even dancedRead More »

Upper Senior Dinner and Cabin Night It was another sunny at High Rocks!  The breeze kept it wonderful as the last of the trips were heading out this morning.  Boys headed over to the Nantahala River for paddling. The climbers took off to The Nose of Looking Glass Rock in Pisgah.  Mountain biking had morning and afternoon trips, and theRead More »

Living the Dream This last Tuesday of the session had an early drizzly start as the night rain slowly tapered off. Needless to say, the morning was a little bit slow in getting going as campers are feeling two and a half weeks of camp. The beds feel cozier, the pillow seems deeper, those loud bird noises are practically lullabiesRead More »

Only Three 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 door this morning. Our rock climbing two-dayRead More »

Upper Senior Challenge Sunday It was 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 had a great meal including scratch-made cinnamon rolls, then headed down to the lake for our morning service.  Zoob led us in a great morning presentation and discussion onRead More »

Square Dance Saturday It sure is nice to have everyone back in camp on Saturday.  After a busy week of trips, there are some boys you have not seen for several days in a row. Most activities were running normally with a few added twists here and there. Climbing had "challenge day" where the guys did hard moves like climbingRead More »

Heading Into the Weekend It is the end of our second “work” week, though that doesn’t mean there was any knocking it off early for our camper crew this Friday! Yet another cool, clear morning with the bell ringing loud to get everyone moving. Breakfast was a southern affair of sausage biscuits, gravy, grits, berries/fruit, yogurt, and cereal. The diningRead More »

A Swell Wind Blows A windy beginning to the day as a cool breeze came fresh off the lake and through each cabin in camp. The wake-up bell rang out and a group of early eaters did too, wishing all of camp a “Good Morning High Rocks!” at the top of their lungs.The morning cheer and chores quickly moved intoRead More »

Community Takes All of US It’s hard to believe that we have passed the halfway point already and only have nine days left of camp. Our second Waikiki Wednesday was quite delightful. I really enjoy the number of Hawaiian-style shirts that spread throughout the High Rocks community. It was the perfect outfit for a wonderful summer day. It hit aRead More »

The Midpoint Living in the mountains is wonderful for many reasons, and waking up this morning was one of them. It was chilly! A light breeze and sunny skies only accentuated the temperature in the upper 50s as the wake up bell rang out. What a treat to start a summer day with a sweatshirt on and feeling cozy.The crispRead More »

A Challenge is a Good Thing It almost felt like camp was beginning the work week after such a relaxing Sunday.  It was a busy morning with rock climbing, canoeing, and hiking all eating early to get out of camp for an all-day or overnight adventure. We jumped right into assembly and activities as we went back into our normalRead More »

Heading 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 sound like a huge deal, but getting allRead More »

Saturdays Rock 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 eventRead More »

Fantastic Friday This morning was a gorgeous start to our first Friday of the session. While it is hard to believe that we are already heading into the weekend, the week has flown by in a way that only camp can do.Today promised that same bustling activity with our youngest cabin overnighters returning in the early morning hours, clearly feeling likeRead More »

Heading As I mentioned yesterday, today was going to be a themed jersey day alos know as Jersday Thursday!  There were so many cool jerseys out there today! Some boys had full on kits going on. It sure felt like a perfect camp day at High Rocks.  A nice high-pressure day with a little breeze and plenty of sunshine!  We hadRead More »

Waikiki Wednesday You will notice several Hawaiian Themed shirts in the pictures tonight.  Some of the guys really go out of the way to look good on Waikiki Wednesday.  I am not sure when some of these theme days started, but many have been going on for decades. We don’t have something every day, but there are several like TieRead More »

Tie Dyes, Tigers, and Tacos Who cares if it rains. We still have camp!  The morning greeted us with a little rain before waking up this morning.  It made for a cool and slightly ominous event.  The rain passed just after the wake-up bell, which allowed us all to get to breakfast easily.  The overnight crowd was a little wetRead More »