One of the most powerful appeals of the “Retreat Concept” is the concept of refreshment. We live our lives full of demands, things-to-do, and deadlines, so the opportunity to disengage from all the demands for a short time can have a significant...
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6 Reasons for Teens to Unplug & Leave Social Media at Home
These are the basic facts of being a teenager at this point in history. Today, on average children spend 5 to 6 hours a day staring at screens and they are often on two screens at once. Studies have shown that excessive screen time can lead to...
How to Enjoy an Overnight Getaway This Spring
Modern vacations offer quite a bit of distraction – too much, it seems these days. If you take a vacation to the beach, you’ll end up on the boardwalk surrounded by the sights and (ew!) smells of a crowded beach; during the day there will be people...
Winter’s Perfect For That Snowy Family Getaway
There's something about the magic of snow. It offers a clean, fresh feel to it, yet it can even be a bit dramatic, fun and full of awe. Everyone experiences a different feeling when they see snow, which is exactly why winter is the perfect time to...
Choosing a Corporate Teambuilding Event
Teambuilding is like a sandwich – lots of options without a clear definition for its content (Ham? Reuben? Bologna?). Sandwiches are also delicious; though that’s beside the point of this post. Choosing a corporate teambuilding event begins by...
Trust at Work: What Trust Can Do for the Workplace
There’s nothing quite like a good Trust Fall to establish discomfort and raise insecurities in a team. (Not familiar with the Trust Fall? There are some YouTube videos or Google images that could catch you up.) Though often associated with team...
Employee Wellness 101: Defining and Integrating the Buzzword
Google is a worldwide name: founded in 1998, the company has become one of the most profitable and fastest growing search engines in the world. Google has also held the #1 slot in Fortune’s “Best Places to Work” eight of the last eleven years. How...
How to Reinforce Lessons and Memories Post-Retreat
Once your Refreshing Mountain retreat wraps up, you might be bit concerned that your team, family or other group members lose sight of the lessons learned during this valuable experience. Though most retreat participants emerge with newfound...
Refreshing Mountain Bio for Matt Shenk
Matt Shenk began working part time at Refreshing Mountain in 2011 as a zipline tour guide through a friend that was also a tour guide. In 2014, when he graduated from high school, Matt joined the full time staff and continued to be a tour guide but...
Where and Why Should I Zip Line?
Why Should I Zipline? Wouldn't it be nice to soar through the sky like a bird? To glide through the treetops and view natural wonders in all their beauty from above? Ziplining turns this fantasy into reality. And there's plenty of reasons, and...