Constantly adding to our quiver...

June is still months away but we at Water Monkey are always thinking ahead.  We are in the midst of another growth year as we will almost double our capacity from 2013.  With our unceasing mission of one-upping ourselves each year in the experience we provide our campers we are loading up on new gear, new instructors, and anything else we think will take our camp to the next level. Today we received a shipment of some indestructible F-One SUP Boards.  If you were at camp last year you probably got a chance to play around on them.  In 2014 we will have an additional five F-One Inflatable SUP boards.

New gear on old gear on new gear.

With all of these boards we hope to send groups of campers out with a lifeguard/guide to explore the lake, have some fun, and maybe get a little workout in at the same time.

Here's to fresh gear and swag for our campers!

Why all camps are "fat" camps

Check out this university study about the health benefits of summer camp! Going to camp is good for you!

We at Water Monkey Camp have known this for a long time.  We serve ridiculously good food and keep our campers active all day, every day.  While we are guilty of letting our campers indulge in snacks sometimes, we do mostly stick to fresh fruit instead of candy and processed food (gushers excluded).

Here's to camp!

Snowboarding and Freeskiing in NH

Water Monkey Camp is super stoked to be sponsoring NH USASA competitions this season.  USASA is a series of competitions for young snowboarders and freeskiers which takes place all over the country.  Check out their website below: NH USASA Website

We were fortunate to get the opportunity to aid their mission of promoting skiing and boarding by becoming a sponsor this season.

Our banner at this weekend's competition.

This past weekend the NH USASA held a competition at Loon Mountain (where I grew up boarding).  We are giving away private wakeboard lessons as well as full camp scholarships as part of our sponsorship deal with NH USASA.  Snowboarding and freeskiing go hand-in-hand with what we do at camp (wakeboarding, waterskiing, wake surfing, and wake skating) and what we hope to do is get the USASA competitors excited to try out some watersports, whether they do it on their own or with us at camp.

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This dude was lucky to win some private lessons with us out on the lake this summer.

Watersports and camp are important to us but getting kids outside and having fun in a constructive environment all year long is our ultimate goal.

Keep riding.

 

Winter Hiking in NH

I took advantage yesterday of a break in the subzero weather to do some winter hiking in New Hampshire.  It was a gorgeous, cloudless, crisp day and a great way to welcome in the new year. Views for days.

Mount Monadnock is located in the SW corner of the state and is pretty convenient to get to from our winter office in Hooksett.  Monadnock is one of the most popular hikes in the country and, even in the winter, there were plenty of people in various stages of the hike.

False summit.

Although the mountain is not massive - its peak is only 3,166 feet - it is a fun and exerting hike with 360 degree views that stretch north into NH and VT and south to Boston.  The hike starts with a long walk from the parking lot to the trailhead and then gets steep, climbing up until you get to a point where you think you are done.  A few steps more and you realize that you are not even close!  The last third of the hike is exposed on the rocks and brings you to a craggy peak.

Snowy peak.

All in all a fun Sunday with perfect hiking conditions.  Interested in tackling this peak?  Info here: Monadnock State Park