Overnight hike to Petain Falls in Elk Lakes provincial park, British Columbia

From Peter Lougheed park near Calgary, we hiked to the Alberta / British Columbia border and crossed into Elk Lakes provincial parks. This is one of the newest provincial parks in the Canadian Rockies. Chef Evan Robertson and I packed extra gear to deal with the cold temperatures expected in the Canadian Rockies during the "shoulder" season (Oct-Nov). Evan also packed extra groceries for episode 3 of our "Gourmet Cooking in the Backcountry" series. We're still experimenting with the concept, and we have lots of good ideas. We laced our boots and drove to the trail head near Kananaskis Lake in Peter Lougheed Park. Our ultimate destination is the magnificent Petain Falls. Mount Pétain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshal Philippe Pétain - at the time an honored war hero by Canadians as well as by other World War I allies. The name was retained despite the later reversal in Pétain's reputation after his having been Head of State of Vichy France. The snow-capped mountain can also be reached from Height of the Rockies Provincial Park. We stayed overnight at a decommissioned campground just west of the Upper Elk Lake. The next morning we hiked to the falls before heading back home via a slightly different route. Here is a link to my map of this trip on CalTopo: https://caltopo.com/m/4MQ5 Cheers from Alberta. ------------------------------ #PetainFalls #ElkLakes #Backpacking 0:00 Intro 0:33 Trail Head 7:43 First view of Upper Elk Lake 15:28 Decommissioned campground on Petain Creek 56:00 Petain Falls 58:13 Lower Elk Lake campground