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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

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… Continue reading Living the Dream

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… Continue reading Only Three Days Left

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… Continue reading Upper Senior Challenge Sunday