Hollyburn Mountain trails - part II

Before I ascended the mountain last Saturday afternoon, I checked out Brothers Creek at Millstream Road where it flows under a bridge over the creek to continue its journey further down Hollyburn Mountain to flow into English Bay. Here is a series of photos I took on the north side of the bridge. Despite the dry summer weather, there is enough water still flowing but it would be interesting to see the flow during the autumn, winter and early spring seasons when that water flow would be more significant. The elevation at the bridge is about 366 m above sea level which is a bit higher than the highest elevation at Burnaby Mountain off to the east further up Burrard Inlet. Something to compare!

Back further up Brothers Creek, before descending down Brothers Creek Trail, I checked out a section of the creek on the Lost Lake Trail. Unfortunately, the bridge over the creek was broken and in disrepair plus there were trees and such fallen over on the trail further up to prevent one continuing on to Lost Lake but I did manage to get this series of photos from the Brothers Creek bed itself. Since the water was low, this was an easy task.

From Blue Gentian Lake, I continued the hike down the mountain on the Brothers Creek Trail which follows the creek, which on descending is on the trail's left. The elevation at Blue Gentian Lake, by the way, is about 800 m in elevation. The summit of the mountain is at 1300 m, a trek I had planned for this weekend but this will have to wait until the weather improves, or in other words, is less overcast. There were no clear blue skies this weekend, not even a clearing in the cloud cover. Its been such a drastic change from the weather of last weekend when it was unbearably hot!!!

Trail markers abound, so it is easy to find your way. Below are a couple of photos showing a section of the trail down the mountain,

There is a bridge across the creek about halfway down to Millstream Road. Here is a series of photos showing the bridge and that section of the Brothers Creek.

There is even a waterfall to be seen (and heard!) on the way down. This was the best photo I could get but I'll try to get a better one next time around.

Then there is another bridge across the creek on the Crossover Trail. Here is another series of photos I took of that section.

Lastly, despite the dry summer, there is some life to be seen, such as this tree fungi. Here is a series of four photos. Blueberries can also be seen. Some bushes have solitary berries and others have all kinds. We are just getting into the season where more of them will be seen. Then again, there are also huckleberries (red) which are related and also edible! The hike down was completed using part of the Crossover Trail and then continue down using the Baden Powell and Millstream Trails to end up at Millstream Road. I hope you've enjoyed this journey up and down the mountain. I hope to have more soon as I continue to explore the trails on Hollyburn Mountain and elsewhere! I also hope you've had a great weekend!!! - V.