Lucy Marshall

My name is Lucy Marshall and I hail from a magical land far, far away. This marvelous place is the homeland for many wonderful things; you know, fish, chips, (yum), cup o' tea (any time, any place, anywhere), bad food (it's not so bad, easpecially marmite!), worse weather (um... yup, can't argue with that), Mary Poppins (and other great films such as Snatch...). If you hadn't already guessed, I live in England, or more specifically, London. This means I talk a bit funny, and no matter how hard you try, without noticing you will suddenly find yourself impersonating the way I say certain words. Just ask me to say 'banana' and you will see what I mean! I have just reached the grand old age of 24 and this will be my third summer at the fantastic Coppercreek camp and I am so stoked to be coming back!

So, a little bit about me. I was born in London and have pretty much lived in the same house ever since. It's is a pretty great place, very pretty with loads of great places to go and tonnes of amazing historical places to visit. We even have a castle in the town centre amongst the office blocks! It's pretty cool here. Everyone should come visit!


In the 'real' world (the world outside the fantastic-ness of Coppercreek), I'm working full time in order to fund a summer in California and then returning to University in the Autumn. I graduated in 2008 with a degree in History and English Literature and love nothing more than reading, writing and studying really old and boring things; like castles, that nobody else really cares about. This is one of the reasons London is so great, there is loads of history to keep me occupied! That's right, I'm a geek, but I'm going back to University to do my teaching year which should hopefully put my love for old boring stuff, and obsession with paragraphs and spelling to good use.

I love doing all sorts of 'cool' things, although not as often as I would like. This includes but is not restricted to, swimming, dancing, laughing, drawing, painting, reading, walking without any particular place to go, yoga, musicals, taking photos (mostly of clouds and trees), riding my new bike, travelling, thinking, star gazing, cloud spotting (California has some of the most amazing skies I have ever seen), climbing and kayaking. I also absolutely love everything Shakespeare ever wrote, I wish I had come up with the idea of Harry Potter first, I used to be a cheerleader at University, I use a hideous amount of adjectives when I write/talk and I enjoy rummaging through thrift stores for my clothes.

I miss everything about Coppercreek Camp. It is without a doubt my favourite place on earth. I miss the kids, the small animals, my cabin, the pool, high ropes, the scrapes and the bruises, camouflage, thumper, fancy dress, and even the food.Especially grilled cheese and tomato soup day. Last year you would have either found me at the pool all afternoon or running around after my lovely cabin of teenage girls, either worrying about them as if I were their mom (I guess I kind of was for a few weeks!), or having the most awesome fun ever with them as if I were their big sister. I can't wait to do it all again this year. I miss Friday night dances and I fully believe that rest hour should be instated in every work place. Summer can't come around soon enough!

Ryan McDowell

Hello Friend!

My name is Ryan McDowell and I am 21 years old and I’m uber stoked (excited) to meet all of you. Where do I start? I was born and raised in the beautiful Indian Valley where Coppercreek is located, so as far as knowledge of the area goes I would like to think of myself as somewhat of an expert! Growing up I was a very active youth enjoying all sorts of sports; everything from golf, to kayaking, to football, to snowboarding. I guess you could say I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie with a great love for extreme sports and performing.

After high school I decided to try a more populated area, so I moved to San Luis Obispo (SLO) where I currently attend Cal Poly as a communications major. In SLO I stay pretty busy I am on the Cal Poly water ski team, work part time, and am in a ska band. When doing none of the above, I try to explore around the central cost or surf, or cook! I’ve got a couple years left in school part of which I hope to spend studying abroad.

This will be my second year as a counselor at Coppecreek, but my third summer under the employment of Coppercreek Camp, as I spent one summer in high school as the nanny of the infamous Ryleigh Hogland. At camp I specialize in the board sports so you can find me pulling kids on one of the boats out on Lake Almanor. Sun's Out Gun's Out!!!! I also like to spend a considerable amount of time on the skate ramp, teaching kids to drop in, or watching them show of their steez (style with ease). One of my favorite parts of camp is the Friday night dance party! I officially challenge anyone out there to a limbo contest, if limbo isn’t your style you can just belt out an Avril Lavigne song with me!

Soooooo, that is a Ryan McDowell overview. To learn more come see me in my natural habitat!

Kevin Reyes

Hey all, my name is Kevin, or K-Rey, or Kreyola, and yes that last one is pronounced like the crayon company. I am super excited to be returning to camp for my second summer and I am definitely looking forward to seeing everyone there again as well.

Since this last summer I have been trying to keep busy with school, but find myself sometimes singing various camp songs to myself, and to the annoyance of anyone around me because they are tired of hearing about how they can't ride in my little red wagon.

I have officially become a Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration major.

I decided after last summer at camp that I would not be able to stand being inside a classroom the rest of my life. This is providing me with plenty of opportunities to get out there and do things now!

Before camp begins again I will have gone snowshoeing under the full moon, spent a day on the American River bike trail riding, attended two different challenge/ropes courses, and gone on a 3 day backpacking trip. I am definitely looking forward to another summer out there with everyone in the cabins again.

>I have continued to play my ukulele and have picked up the degiridoo as well. A very tough instrument to play for long if you do not know how to circular breathe, which I do not. I have been learning some more songs on the ukulele that are fun little songs, but I am still working on those ever classic campfire songs. I am still dancing, doing my breaking/popping, and am hoping to actually compete in at least one competition, or battle, before summer starts, which will be an amazing experience.