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Let’s start with what we forgot- one pair of hiking boots, one water bottle and the heritage map. We lost the hiker without boots who was destined to go back and play in the Sun Run traffic. That left us eight women and one silent man crossing Brothers Creek so many times at one point I thought we circling ourselves. We weren’t lost at Lost Lake. Mary knew the route. She delivered the needed leadership and her trusty ice axe crossing those creeks.
Some wore snowshoes, some crampons and sunglasses as we walked amongst a forest of snapped broken trees. Lunch at West Lake started sunny, the clouds came in and then the snow and hail. Happy April 21!
BTW Brothers creek was originally known locally as Sisters Creek. Confusion with other major Capilano tributary of the same name resulted in change.
From a section called “Origin of West Vancouver community names”
Brothers Creek
About 1909, workmen opening Mathers Avenue found 3 creeks crossing it not far apart, and called them “Sisters Creeks”. In 1914, the Municipality of West Vancouver applied for water rights on one of the creeks, to be used as a reservoir; it was determined through a search of Water Rights records that there already was a Sister Creek further north, so this was called “Brothers Creek”.Thanks for the trip report and pictures Trish.
There is a link to Spring Hiking Safety on our main page from Kootenay Mountaineers. One seasonal hazard not mentioned – thin snow crusts around downed trees and rocks where snow melts underneath. Take your time around these objects to make sure you have a firm footing or avoid if possible. I’ll take my advice in the future but right now I am nursing a sore knee from a surprise punch through and jerk forward.
Mary
Kudos to Mary for continuing to lead the group and helping the group with two hazardrous creek crossings (with its high snow banks on either side), and getting everybody safely down the mountain.
All this despite her knee injury in the first half of the hike.
Gillian
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