Gwynn Valley Families, We hope you’re all weathering the varying degree of lockdowns and school being out. I saw this article this morning in the NYTimes and thought of all of our families. It does have some much-needed humor. https://www.nytimes.com/…/coronavirus-families-cabin-fever.… Also here’s some info on books for children of different ages that you may be […]
Dear Parents & Friends, Another day has ended here at GV and we’re about to end our E Session and summer with your arrival tomorrow. Our campers rose to a cool and overcast day filled with some sun, and a few showers in the afternoon but no thunder. Activities proceeded as planned. I was at […]
Dear Parents & Friends, It’s been an incredibly beautiful day in the mountains. I was not at camp all day but coming back around dinner time tonight it was just perfect weather for being a camper at Gwynn Valley. I spent the day with one of our Mountainside groups paddling on the Tuckaseegee River. More […]
Dear Parents & Friends, My guess is some of you watch our weather here on most days. We had threatening skies all afternoon but it never dampened our spirits for the Tajar’s birthday. We started our day with several trips out of camp – climbers and several other groups of Mountainside. The climbers headed to […]
Dear Parents & Friends, We just finished our Tajar Ball celebration and the skies cleared just before the Ball. Usually, we eat on the lawn of the Green in front of the Dining Room, but thundershowers kept us inside and celebratory none the less. As many of you know Tajar Ball happens two nights before […]
Dear Parents and Friends, It’s been a great day to open our C-2 Session and thanks for bringing your children to camp this morning. Everyone is in their cabins after a great first day here in the Valley. Old Mr. Sol shined throughout the day and into the evening. No rain again today but we […]
Dear Parents and Friends, It’s hard to top July 4th at camp but darn if we didn’t do it today. It was a bit cooler this morning and everyone was enjoying the nice weather and sunny skies. Big thunderheads moved in later in the afternoon, but we have our reliable Thorguard to tell us when […]
Dear Families and Friends, Every day at Gwynn Valley feels like the best day, and today was certainly no exception! On Main Camp, we spent the morning enjoying our B Day Discoveries! This was a chance for our campers to dive into two of their chosen activities and they will get two more days to […]
Dear Parents and Friends, Tajar Ball has just finished on this beautiful Wednesday night and a few of the older campers are lingering in the Gatehouse field watching the last light disappear behind the mountains. Our view day in and day out is unmatched and we’re so lucky to be at this gem we call […]
How do you spell fun at camp? All capitals, right! FUN! I see it everywhere I look and it’s like waves at the shore – some big and some small but always in motion and never ceasing. We do have a lot of fun at camp and it’s a great environment to enjoy being with […]