Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Brandywine Falls
in Brandwine Falls Provincial Park
Highway 99
British Columbia, Canada
July 13, 2015

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Acclaimed as one of British Columbia's most beautiful waterfalls, Brandywine Falls is located to the east of Highway 99 in Brandywine Provincial Park, 30 miles north of Squamish and 8 miles south of Whistler. It is managed by Sea to Sky Parks for BC Parks.

Below: A big sign about Black Tusk; the mountain that Lee and Karen Duquette could see while looking out the front window of their RV at the campground. It is probably the most famous mountain in the area, and easily recognized. It is where Thunderbird lives, which is also a big photo here. Each photo may take a moment to load, because Karen Duquette wanted to keep the two photos big enough for viewers to read.

Below: Thunderbird with images of Karen and Lee Duquette that are barely seeable in the background.

Below: A very small covered bridge leading to Brandywine Falls. It was a short, easy trail to view the falls from a viewing platform.

Below: View from each side of the covered bridge shown above.

Below: There was space in-between the two yellow signs to walk through and cross over the railroad tracks. The two RV Gypsies had no problem doing that, and all was fine heading towards the falls.

(But on the way back, when the two RV Gypsies got to this area, SOMETHING WAS IN THE AIR and both Karen and Lee Duquette starting choking.)

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette on the large observation deck overlooking Brandywine Creek's emphatic plunge into its pool 230 feet below. It is said that hardy hikers can trek to the base following the detailed directions in the Greenfield guide, but the two RV Gypsies just loved the view from here. On this date, there was nobody else around. (Which is has been normal for many places they have been).

There are two stories about how Brandywine got its name; the first tells of two railway surveyors who in 1910, waged a bottle of brandy on who could come closer to estimating the actual height of the cataract, and the winner got to name the falls.

The alternative tale claims that two old-timers stopped at the unnamed falls in 1896 to brew some booze and imbibed so much brandy and wine they ended up there for the entire day.

Below: Brandywine Falls

Below: A short walk around the corner gave a different view of Brandywine Falls

Below: The River

Below: Black Tusk

Below: Black Tusk

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