Brother's Creek

March 07, 2021 - Written by Mike Blackstock

Introduction

Another great place to hike in the West Vancouver/Cypress area is Brothers Creek. This area is a maze of trails with a lot of old growth Red Cedars, waterfalls and a couple of small lakes at the higher elevations. Rob Muir and I have been up there a number of times both in the winter this year (2021) and last summer.

Photos

Here are a couple of photos from some of our walks. Most of these were from January 13, 2021. What a beautiful winter day!

Fallen old Cedar.

Sunshine at the top of these falls.

A very old and tall tree.

Another waterfall taken in the summer.

Sunshite breaks throught the trees.

This is an old Red Cedar. I love the ropey looking trunk and the way the forest lights up in the sun.

Painting

I was inspired to paint my impression of the forest on that sunny day. I picked up the acrylic paints I’d set aside for some time and gave it a go. The photo above was the inspiration for this one. I’m looking forward to a lot more painting this summer.