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The Magic We’ll Miss (And What We Are Grateful For) With the summer wound down, our full-time staff always finds it an odd time. We come off of a busy, invigorating schedule full of routine and living by the bells. Despite a few fall weekend events (hello, Family Camp over Labor Day Weekend!) it’s quiet.… Continue reading The Magic We’ll Miss (and What We’re Grateful For)

Best of Times Time sure flies in just one week.  I know you are excited to see your boys, but it seems like they only arrived yesterday.  The boys wandered in this morning with a wonderful greasy, ashen, marshmallow look about them. I think I even saw a few specks of tomato sauce in the… Continue reading The Best of Times

Jersday Thursday Thursday got off to a beautiful start this morning. The sun was poking through clouds and camp was cool after a solid rainstorm late last night. As the wake-up bell tolled out, the typical morning noises commenced and the day was off to the races! Breakfast consisted of some delicious grits, boiled eggs,… Continue reading Jersday Thursday

Waikiki Wednesday It is a true adventure here every day.  Some of the time just getting ready for the day is an adventure.  I enjoyed cruising through the cabins during clean-up time this morning. Many of the young guys are doing their best to just get their clothes on straight, let alone get the bed made… Continue reading Waikiki Wednesday

Tie-Dye Tuesday Today dawned cool and cloudy, fog rolling over the lake and all was remarkably still. Still, but not necessarily quiet. If you listened closely you could hear the chatterings of some excited young campers (well!) before the wake up bell officially began the day. The bell sounded and the chatterings became something more… Continue reading Tie-Dye Tuesday

Welcome Junior Campers It was so great to meet everyone today.  I want to thank all the parents for putting on a brave face during those morning showers.  It really was not too bad, but I am sure it made the guys just a little more nervous.  I really enjoyed all the excitement during drop… Continue reading Welcome Junior Campers

Just One More! Today was our last full day of activities.  We still had a couple of trips out today.  Hiking took full day hike to Panther Town for another waterfall hike.  The rock climbers were out for another trip to the High Rocks.  Outpost finally got their High Ropes experience in this morning.  We… Continue reading Just One More!

Not Far Now It sure was another great morning here at High Rocks! It was nice to see the temperatures warm back up and we all welcomed the sun back in our lives.  We missed him!  I enjoyed the cool and quiet morning as hiked up to the dining hall. I made it up to… Continue reading Not Far Now

Rain-a-Palooza After a summer of clear mornings that hint at the day’s heat yet to come, this morning continued  a change in weather to start this week. The morning was a bit chilly. The blankets were pulled up firmly and man was it quiet out in camp right up to the bell. In some cabins,… Continue reading Rain-a-Palooza

It’s All About the Journey It sure was a busy Monday!  We had several trips out the door this morning.  Even our rock climbing trip headed out to do some rappelling while the wet rock was going to be too much of a challenge.  Mountain biking hit the trails. Canoeing enjoyed the river at a… Continue reading It’s The Grit That Counts