Berny's photos

The mountain in the left background is Monte del Forno (3214 m), to the right is a presummit of Piz Bacun (3244 m). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 21 - Malojapass (Pass da Malögia, 1812 m), Switzerland - day 4

Before we reached the next pass (Malojapass) we had a short rest at the lake. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

freedom bends - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 20 - Julierpass (Pass dal Güglia, 2284 m), Switzerland - day 4

scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 20 - Julierpass (Pass dal Güglia, 2284 m), Switzerland - day 4

The 4th day of our Alpine passes tour starts at the lake in St. Moritz. "Lej da san Murezzan" is Rhaeto-Romance and means "St. Moritzersee". - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Bernina Railway in St. Moritz, in front of Carlton Hotel. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Church ruin San Gian (1478), which means St. John (Sankt Johannes). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 - day 4

The Bernina Railway is a single-track 1000 mm gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway. It links St. Moritz, Switzerland, with Tirano, Italy, via the Bernina Pass. Reaching a height of 2253 m, it is the highest railway crossing in Europe and the third-highest railway in Switzerland. It also ranks as the highest adhesion railway of the continent, and – with inclines of up to 7% – as one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world. Piz Bernina, the highest peak of the Bernina range with 4049 m, is hidden in the clouds, the high peak to the right is Piz Morteratsch (3751 m). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The lakes Lago Bianco and Lej Nair at Passo del Bernina, Switzerland. - see PiP - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 19 - Berninapass (Pass dal Bernina, 2330 m), Switzerland - day 3

scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 19 - Berninapass (Pass dal Bernina, 2330 m), Switzerland - day 3

The next two Alpine passes are Forcola di Livigno (border crossing from Italy to Switzerland and watershed between Mediterranian Sea and Black Sea) and Passo del Bernina (Berninapass, "Pass dal Bernina", PiP). The pretty high peak in the right background is Piz Palü (3900 m). - scanned slides, Minolta X700 pass no. 18 - Forcola di Livigno (2315 m), Italy/Switzerland - day 3 pass no. 19 - Berninapass (Pass dal Bernina, 2330 m), Switzerland - day 3

Punt dal Gall is a 130 m tall arch dam located in Livigno valley, 10.5 km northeast of the Italian town of Livigno. It lies at the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Grisons and creates the "Lago di Livigno". - scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

Just west of Pass dal Fuorn (Ofenpass, 2149 m, see PiP) this view shows the river "Ova da Fuorn", which is full of debris, maybe after a major flood. The mountain to the right is "Piz dal Fuorn" (2906 m, Sesvenna range of Alps). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 17 - Pass dal Fuorn (Ofenpass, 2149 m), Switzerland - day 3

The valley of river Rom with the village Valchava (means "deep valley"), seen from Via d'Umbrail to the West, Graubünden, Switzerland - scanned slide, Minolta X700 The summits to the left are Piz Dora (2951 m) and Piz Daint (2968 m). In the right background is Piz Nair (3009 m).

North ramp of Umbrailpass, Switzerland. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 16 - Umbrailpass, 2501 m, Italy/Switzerland - day 3

A nice gas station at Umbrailpass, our next Alpine pass, crossing the border from Italy to Switzerland. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 16 - Umbrailpass, 2501 m, Italy/Switzerland - day 3