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Swine ’09

When we think of camp, we think blue skies and laughs. But sometimes it rains or people get sick or someone breaks a bone. This is called a wrench and sometimes one gets thrown into the summer. In the summer of 2009, however, a full on hardware store was plopped on the Canyon when the […]

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Becoming LLYC Camper Parent Alums: Reflections from a final camper drop-off

What is special about LLYC to your family? LLYC was introduced to our family in a variety of ways. At one time, my husband was the roommate of Kevin Mayne in Corpus Christi. Kevin left CC to begin his ministry at LLYC. His enthusiasm made me want to send my kids there (and this was […]

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Christi Tullos

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  I spent 11 incredible summers in the Canyon! I started coming to Laity Lodge as a camper at Singing Hills. I was a camper at the Hills for two summers, in Delta Babes and Tri Love, then moved over to Echo Valley where I spent five […]

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Deep Thoughts on Work Crew

It’s a rite of passage. You’re too old to pay to be a camper, but too young to get paid to be on staff. Oh, that magical summer before your senior year in high school known as your crew summer. All work. No pay. In the old days, they guys and gals all pitched in […]

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LLYC Alumni Work Weekend

Bright yellow and orange flowers lined Highway 83 as former LLYC-ers entered The Canyon for Alumni Work Weekend. We all gathered for dinner at the Echo Valley Ranch House, exchanging stories of which years and positions we’d all spent in this special place. A light rain later lulled us to sleep, before we rose to […]

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Rounding Up in Elgin (Again)

They’ve done it again! The LLYC Alumni Elgin Crew pulled off another successful gathering in late April. The weather couldn’t keep these old camp friends from coming together and enjoying every second of this reunion just east of Austin. A huge thank you to Brian Glenn for all of his hard work organizing the event! […]

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Bryan Calvert

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon? I spent four awesome years working in The Canyon. I spent my first three summers as a counselor at Singing Hills, from 1998-2000. Then, in the summer of 2001, I had the privilege of serving as Program Director with my best friend Jason Jackson. What are […]

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Sir Matt Roe

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  We never really called it “The Canyon” back in the ‘80s, but I’m slowly getting used to that.  I spent 13 summers in a row at LLYC, from 1980 to 1992.  I started out as a camper at Singing Hills and my last year as a […]

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Houston, We Have Alums!

Last Thursday, a fun crowd of LLYC Alums gathered for an evening at The Del in Houston. Several generations of campers and staff were represented and, as always, fun was definitely had.            Here are a few words from several attendees: “I am so thankful for LLYC reunions! I can’t say […]

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Martha & Gaines

Gaines and I met during staff week at Echo Valley in 2012. I was returning for my second summer as a photographer and Gaines had never been to LLYC, but decided to ditch his summer internship to be a programmer with his best friend, Hunter Beauchamp. Let me just say… this new guy did not […]

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