Don Bomberger has become an iconic figure at Refreshing Mountain with his familiar hat firmly positioned on his head and his amiable joking. Make sure you notice if he’s wearing a hat or not–occasionally it gets a mind of its own and wanders off,...
News & Updates
Blog Contest Entry
Family Fun in Lancaster, PA-and Overcoming Fear with an Adventure Lisa Mita submitted an entry for our Blog Contest . If you want to enter our largest prize contest ever, go to Summer Blog Contest . Below is her blog which can also be...
Getting to know Darbi Knee
Darbi Knee is one of Refreshing Mountain’s long-time employees. She was approached by Marlin Harnish, the owner of Refreshing Mountain, and asked if she would be interested in belaying for their ropes course. Her reply? “Yes sir!” She has been with...
Summer Blog Contest
Enter our 2014 Summer Blog Contest to Win an Outdoor Adventure Getaway Refreshing Mountain is excited to announce our “2014 Summer Blog Contest”. Post a qualifying blog entry about your experience at Refreshing Mountain by August 31, 2014 and be...
Getting to Know David Wenger
David Wenger began working at Refreshing Mountain in the Spring of his sophomore year of high school, April 2011. At first he only came to the pool, but after awhile he got a job working for activities. Now that he’s worked here a few...
Getting to Know Rod Redcay
Rod Redcay started working at Refreshing Mountain in the fall of 2011 at the urging of his wife, Sunny, who is our Sales Coordinator. His favorite part of the job is working with people and helping them overcome their fears. According to Rod, the...
Your Next Family Day Event will be at Refreshing Mountain!
At least we hope that’s what you’ll say after you learn about our new day event packages at Refreshing Mountain. We started Refreshing Mountain over 30 years ago as a place where families could come away from the busyness of life and...
Top 3 Ways to Ruin a Retreat
Keep Participants Guessing About What To Expect What better way is there to get off to a bad start than to make sure no one is sure what to expect? That is not to say that every detail needs to be announced. Some surprises can lead to a sense of...
Winter Retreat Specials
Winter Retreat DISCOUNTS It isn’t every day that you hear about a company REDUCING rates for next year, but that is what is happening at RMC for 2015, at least for winter retreats. You may be thinking “why are we talking about 2015...
Merry Christmas from Refreshing Mountain
It is always a challenge this time of year to keep perspective on the real meaning of Christmas. Finding the perfect gift for a loved one and spending time with family and friends are wonderful things but even those aren’t the real meaning. Jesus’...