Bombing Penticton
E.C Manning Park is in the heart of the Cascade Mountains which are pretty spectacular which ample lakes and soaring craggy peaks. It’s at the end of the 4,240km Mexico to Canada Pacific Crest Trail – if only Nicole didn’t have a sore knee.
We didn’t end up seeing (or even hearing any bears) during our stay at the Lightening Lake Camping Ground. After a cuppa tea and a short walk around the camp ground to the lake we packed up and headed to the café at the resort down the road and made the mistake of ordering breakfast – when our breakfasts arrived they could have both fed small armies.
We then hit the road which took us further inland – into the Okanagan Valley which has some of Canada’s mildest weather and over 70 wineries. Not wanting to spend the entire road trip “on the road” we pulled up in Penticton, about 2 hours drive from Manning Park. Penticton is a bit like Mount Maunganui – a beach resort (two massive lakes, an obviously no actual “beach”), which is gaining popularity with Canadian retirees. A lot of condos are popping up but we managed to find a camp ground (which we suspect will be developed on within a few years) to erect our tiny tent among more massive RVs. First mission was to by a cool bag to store ice and cold beers in, and some food apparently….and then we hit the beach where I proceeded to bomb Pentiction – Mangere style.
Tags: Cascade Mountains, Lightening Lake, Manning Park, Okanagan Valley, Pacific Crest Trail, Penticton
