FCC Blog

Friday, Jul 25, 2014

Mountain biking already sounds difficult. Having to pedal uphill through gravel and dirt, on trails that would be challenging to hike, and perhaps wer...

Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014

Arriving on opening day Coming up with the perfect green and gold cheer Scoring the winning basket Cheering on Falling Creek versus Rockmont Reach...

Monday, Jul 14, 2014

Jim Kurtts Talks Falling Creek And Personal History John Granatino A few weeks ago, we did an interview with Jim Kurtts, camp’s longest returning staf...

Saturday, Jul 12, 2014

It’s 7:45 in the morning and there’s fog rolling over the quiet lake. You would never know that just 26 hours ago, history was being made at Falling C...

Monday, Jul 7, 2014

**Way up on the mountain, away from camp, away from the lodge and den Resides a master smith, Tommy Carroll, And his legion of Blax Brother men. Bur...

Monday, Jul 7, 2014

Breakfast of Champions! On the 4th of July, we start off the day with waffles topped with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream to get...

Friday, Jul 4, 2014

You hear the announcement and you think, this is going to be cool. You show up to the activity and you think, this is way better than cool, this is aw...

Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014

With a program that competes with other adventure sign-ups like mountain biking and kayaking, it’s interesting to deconstruct why something as plain a...

Saturday, Jun 28, 2014

Camp is in full swing after its month-long service of activities. With all the returning (and new) activities Falling Creek has to offer, it’s easy to...

Monday, Jun 23, 2014

Sometimes when I scramble into my bunk at night, I take notice of a particularly large moth clinging to the screen beside my bed. When I wake up, I f...

Tuesday, Jun 17, 2014

Looking for the Ultimate summer job? We’re hiring Ultimate Frisbee coaches for the summer! More details about the role on the Ultimate Frisbee staff w...

Sunday, Jun 15, 2014

G’day from the fantastic mountains in North Carolina. My name is Jez and I have been a part of the Paddling Program for many years and often am refer...