Rod Breaking Camp in Visp

June 9, 1967

Waterfall Near Italian Border

This is a roadside view along the highway to the east of Domodossola, Italy. I found the isolated house up beside the waterfall to be interesting. Note the cross in upper right - religious symbols abound near the scenic points in Italy.

We left camp at 7:45 and drove to Brig and started over the Simplon Pass. We had a rather steep climb with windings for several miles. We traveled beside a deep gorge but didn't get the full impact of it because it was again very cloudy and foggy. We could catch glimpses of towering crags above us, with a patchwork of snow, but the clouds only tantalized us with these views - they never opened up. Near the top we went through a couple of miles of roadwork with one lane traffic, rough roads and moving machinery. To top this off, it was so foggy we had to turn our lights on at times. It was a very interesting, if not scenic crossing. It really is a well-engineered road. The clouds lifted a bit as we were coming down toward the Italian border but we had passed the most spectacular part.

After crossing the Simplon Pass, we had turned east from Domodossola, Italy on the recommendation of an Australian couple at Visp who had just come over the road. We had misgivings at first since it was very narrow, but it was well paved and very interesting. It twisted and turned through narrow gorges and valleys, occasionally passing through a small Italian village perched on the side of the mountain. June 9, 1967

Village of Craveggio, Italy

This is a roadside view along the highway to the east of Domodossola, Italy.

We left camp at 7:45 and drove to Brig and started over the Simplon Pass. We had a rather steep climb with windings for several miles. We traveled beside a deep gorge but didn't get the full impact of it because it was again very cloudy and foggy. We could catch glimpses of towering crags above us, with a patchwork of snow, but the clouds only tantalized us with these views - they never opened up. Near the top we went through a couple of miles of roadwork with one lane traffic, rough roads and moving machinery. To top this off, it was so foggy we had to turn our lights on at times. It was a very interesting, if not scenic crossing. It really is a well-engineered road. The clouds lifted a bit as we were coming down toward the Italian border but we had passed the most spectacular part.

After crossing the Simplon Pass, we had turned east from Domodossola, Italy on the recommendation of an Australian couple at Visp who had just come over the road. We had misgivings at first since it was very narrow, but it was well paved and very interesting. It twisted and turned through narrow gorges and valleys, occasionally passing through a small Italian village perched on the side of the mountain. June 9, 1967