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Overnighter 10/8 - 10/10 Manning Park Getaway
Overlooking the valley from Cascade Lookout. Manning Park Resort can be seen amidst all the colorful cottonwood trees
Looking south into the US from the Cascade Lookout in Manning Park
Start of the Heather Trail, in the high country of Manning Park
Heather Trail featured a mixture of forest hiking with occasional meadows
Broad meadow along Heather Trail, just below treeline
The Ptarmigan Fire in northern Washington still smolders away, visible from the Heather Trail
Typical scenery along the Heather Trail on Day one.
A random larch tree next to the trail. This was literally the only one we saw on the Heather Trail. The main larch hike is on Frosty Mountain, which we did not do.
Looking out at Lightning Lake, at the start of the hike on Day Two
The Lightning Lake Loop is a figure-8 shape, using this bridge as the center of the 8.
Touches of yellow on Frosty Mountain. These are the golden larches.
Rounding the south end of Lightning Lake. This spot is only 1/2 mile north of the US/Canada border
Eye-catching mushroom, which my app called an Aniseed Funnel
On the Lightning Lake Loop. Trail conditions were generally excellent, with a few rough patches here and there.
More signs of fall
The narrow neck of Lightning Lake
Afternoon breaks in the clouds alternated with light showers
Carving at Manning Park Resort outside the Pinewoods Restaurant, where we ate on Friday evening
Our cabin at the resort, dusted with snow on the morning of Day Three
We did a four mile walk on the trails right from the cabin, starting on this one
Enjoyed the nice mixture of evergreen forest, golden cottonwood leaves, and a touch of fresh snow
Snow fell during most of our hike
Similkameen River from the trailhead of the Canyon Trail
Crossing the Similkameen River on the Canyon Trail
More scenery from the Canyon Trail
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