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What Wednesdays Should Be What a beautiful day!  The outside breeze began blowing in the later morning and the air dried out a bit. The high hit about 82, but the breeze made it feel amazing. The sailors had a blast this afternoon.  It was an amazing day in the mountains. Sunny, breezy, and wonderful… Continue reading What Wednesdays Should Be

Taco Tuesday (YUM!) As the sun sets over the lake, joyful shouts are echoing from all around camp as the campers wrap up their evening program. Since this is my first official summer blog post, let me take a quick second to say hello! This is Darby Dame, and I’m excited to step in as… Continue reading Taco Tuesday

The Challenge IS the FUN! Monday’s come in fast and screaming with fun. After a relaxing Sunday we are ready to GO!  Check out this group of guys from Flattop Cabin enjoying their morning on the High Ropes Course.  Instead of their normal morning activities, this group of guys adventured on our High Challenge Course… 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 Sunday’s are for Rest

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

Swinging into the Weekend I don’t know if I’m acclimating to the heat or if it was just a bit cooler today, but this morning was nice on top of the mountain. A light breeze and some tired campers made for a rather peaceful start to our Friday, and the end to our “work” week.… Continue reading Swinging into the Weekend

Watch The Magic Happen It warm but it sure is wonderful!  We are taking advantage of our lake this week for sure!  It sure was great to see all the guys in their activities for several days.  You can already see the magic or success and progress.  Check out some of our first trip pictures… Continue reading Watch the Magic Happen

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. … Continue reading Waikiki Wednesday

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… Continue reading Tie Dye Tuesday

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… Continue reading July Sessions Opening Day

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… Continue reading End Game and Final Campfire

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… Continue reading Upper Senior Dinner and Cabin Night