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Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

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Posted: 22 May 2009

Taken: 01 Jan 1969

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Grimsel Pass, Switzerland, in 1969 (043)

Grimsel Pass, Switzerland, in 1969 (043)
The roads in that part of the Swiss Alps were very narrow, frequently with very steep drops and little to keep one from accidentally driving off. Luckily, as suggested by this and the other pictures, there were very few other vehicles on the road.

Pictures in this set (Military Years) are from when I was in the military, from 1967-1970. All photos were originally slides, a friend spent very many hours restoring those slides to being viewable. Best viewed as part of the Military Years set.

J. Gafarot has particularly liked this photo

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 Detlev M.
Detlev M.
They're still looking like this today.
10 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Ah, then a reason to go back. I don't think I'm too old to navigate it again!
10 years ago.
 Detlev M.
Detlev M.
The only thing is, that there is probably some more traffic. The circle around the Dammastock (3,630 m), which includes Grimsel Pass, Susten Pass, and Furka Pass, is a very popular route among motorcyclists (as me ;-) ), maybe extended by Klausen Pass, San Bernardino Pass, and Val Tremola, the very old part of San Gottardo. Hm, I should visit my Swiss friends for a ride again ... ;-)
10 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to Detlev M.
Hopefully less so in the Fall. This was taken when it was fairly cold, middle of the Fall if my memory is correct. (The 'date taken' dates are off because Ipernity doesn't allow for 'circa 1969' dates.)
10 years ago.

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