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Furkapass - Rhone glacier
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Near to the Furkapass east ramp and hotel Belvedere is the mighty and beautiful Rhone glacier. I inserted a PiP with the newest Google Street Map view. The retreat is horrible. The red line, which I have drawn, marks the glacier in 1997. If you look carefully, you can identify the lateral moraine. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 - pass no. 25 - Furkapass (2436 m), Switzerland - day 5
Furkapass east ramp - Hotel Belvedere
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The famous Hotel Belvedere (1882) is situated inside a serpentine of the Furkapass road. Behind the hotel you see the tongue of Rhone glacier, the origin of river Rhone. Where you see a glacier tongue here is blank rock now. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
pass no. 25 - Furkapass (2436 m), Switzerland - day 5
Furkapass - east ramp and Rhone valley
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The east ramp of Furkapass leads down in the valley of river "Rotten" (which means Rhone) and to the village "Gletsch". The opposite slope shows the Grimselpass road, which we will take next.
pass no. 25 - Furkapass (2436 m), Switzerland - day 5
Furkapass - 2436 m
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Furkapass road (west side) and the mountain range of Gärstenhörner (3189 m).
scanned slide, Minolta X700
pass no. 25 - Furkapass (2436 m), Switzerland - day 5
Hotel Furkablick - Furkapass west ramp
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Old hotel Furkablick (built 1893) at the west ramp of Furkapass. The surrounding landscape of this pass is really wonderful, including the famous Furka glacier. The Pass is an important connection between the Rhône and the Rhine Valleys.- scanned slide, Minolta X700
pass no. 25 - Furkapass (2436 m), Switzerland - day 5
Furkapass - west ramp
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Looking down from Furkapass road to the valley of river Furkareuss. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Furkapass - west ramp
Realp - Hotel Post
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Our little old "Hotel Post" in the village Realp. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Realp - Matterhorn-Gotthard railway
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The photo has been taken near the railway station Realp. The railway opened in 1890. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - 2091 m
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The monument on the pass is for the Waadlandt pilot Adrien Guex, who crashed in 1928. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
pass no. 24 - Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass, 2091 m), Switzerland - day 4
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - La Tremola
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Nice cobblestone serpentines at "La Tremola". - scanned slides, Minolta X700
pass no. 24 - Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass, 2091 m), Switzerland - day 4
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - La Tremola
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - La Tremola
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - La Tremola
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One of the most beautiful and impressive mountain pass roads is the historic "La Tremola", the old south ramp on Gotthard pass, which was built at the begin of 19. century. 1) It's mostly original cobblestone, 2) it has fantastic serpentines, 3) there is a new road, so the old one is rather lonesome! - scanned slide, Minolta X700
pass no. 24 - Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass, 2091 m), Switzerland - day 4
Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthardpass) - 1997
Castello di Mesocco
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Mesocco Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Mesocco of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Originally the seat of the noble family von Sax, from the 12th century until 1480 it was held by the Freiherr of Mesocco. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Viadotto Biaschina
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The bridge is part of the Highway A2 in Switzerland, it spans the Biaschina gorge over the river Ticino. The height above the river is 110 m, lenght is 645 m. It was constructed from 1979-1983. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
Ponte Nanin - Ponte Cascella
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The Highway A13 makes a U-turn over 2 bridges, which is quite unique. It's called a twin bridge. - scanned slide, Minolta X700
