1963 Road trip! Vancouver to Osoyoos and enjoying life on the lake, Osoyoos, BC

1963 Road trip! Vancouver to Osoyoos and enjoying life on the lake, Osoyoos, BC
19 min 12 secs, 8mm 2k digital scan
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[@russallert]

Great shots of Hwy 99 (which was then called 499) with the old toll booths and street lights. The shot at 2:00 of the descent to Skaha Lake and OK Falls is significant in that it shows the old routing of Hwy 3. Prior to 1965, Hwy 3 ran north from Keremeos past Yellow Lake to Kaleden (now the Hwy 3A route), and then shared the roadway with Hwy 97 from Kaleden to Osoyoos. The present Hwy 3 route from Kaleden to Osoyoos via Richter Pass didn't exist as a highway until 1965 - prior to that, it has been a secondary road to the Nighthawk border crossing, and a rough back road through Richter Pass.

[@explore_off_road]

I TOTALLY dig the picnic stop. I love remembering those. Now I think back and think,"Those were the best."

[@stampinwithkasey]

So much fun to watch and see things how I remember them.

[@mickwells4714]

Really nice to see how "normal' life was
Completely different than this freak show society we live in now

[@alleyoop1234]

I learned to waterski on Osoyoos Lake in 1967, but I totally forgot about those white donuts that we strapped to our waists!! And yes my uncle made one of those boogie boards back then too😉
Thanks for the memories!!

[@uncouver]

Phenomenol footage of the 499 through Richmond. Funny enough not much has changed along that route,

[@pansyvaughan5624]

That's awesome, we'll I used to try sking at my uncles cabin on his lake, always face plant, never could get up so I gave up trying, I was 12, lol this is the same but i was in Nova Scotia
Great video