May your trails be crooked, winding, narrow, dangerous, and leading to the most amazing view.
Great racing motorcycle poster for the Grand Prix of Switzerland Motos & SideCars in 1946 in Geneva. A rare poster (99 x 65 cm) by Noël Fontanet, one of the best designer from Geneva.

Great racing motorcycle poster for the Grand Prix of Switzerland Motos & SideCars in 1946 in Geneva. A rare poster (99 x 65 cm) by Noël Fontanet, one of the best designer from Geneva.

«Switzerland. We do everything for your perfect summer holiday!»

I was looking for a long time the photographer of this picture - and found his name in the archives of the Fotostiftung Schweiz: Martin Glaus, born in 1927 in Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Photojournalist from 1950 to 1976 for «Die Woche», «Sie & Er», «Tages-Anzeiger», «Berner Tagblatt» and «Luzerner Tagblatt». Librarian at the University of Bern from 1977 to 1992. Lives in Bern. © Martin Glaus / Fotostiftung Schweiz

I was looking for a long time the photographer of this picture - and found his name in the archives of the Fotostiftung Schweiz:

Martin Glaus, born in 1927 in Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Photojournalist from 1950 to 1976 for «Die Woche», «Sie & Er», «Tages-Anzeiger», «Berner Tagblatt» and «Luzerner Tagblatt». Librarian at the University of Bern from 1977 to 1992. Lives in Bern.

© Martin Glaus / Fotostiftung Schweiz

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle Shadows of the Past: Bunker and anti-tank obstacles («Dragon’s teeth») in the Rhine Valley on the Swiss-Austrian border. In the military jargon these constructions are often referred to as «Toblerone lines», after the chocolate bar.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

Shadows of the Past: Bunker and anti-tank obstacles («Dragon’s teeth») in the Rhine Valley on the Swiss-Austrian border. In the military jargon these constructions are often referred to as «Toblerone lines», after the chocolate bar.

In our villages in the Swiss Alps nearly all men go hunting (with a state license). It is determined which and how many animals they can shoot during the hunting season.

In our villages in the Swiss Alps nearly all men go hunting (with a state license). It is determined which and how many animals they can shoot during the hunting season.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle Toggenburg Valley is a fertile valley of about 45 kilometres in length – enclosed on the northeast by the chain of the Säntis (el. 2502 m.) and on the southwest by that of the Churfirsten (el. 2300 m.). I’m riding to the house wherein Huldrych Zwingli, the Swiss Reformer, was born in 1484.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

Toggenburg Valley is a fertile valley of about 45 kilometres in length – enclosed on the northeast by the chain of the Säntis (el. 2502 m.) and on the southwest by that of the Churfirsten (el. 2300 m.). I’m riding to the house wherein Huldrych Zwingli, the Swiss Reformer, was born in 1484.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent – and some beautiful hairpin turns.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent – and some beautiful hairpin turns.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.

A challenge for me: 1 Russian Iron amidst more than 100 fat Harleys … … on July 6 in Brunnen / Central Switzerland.

A challenge for me: 1 Russian Iron amidst more than 100 fat Harleys …

… on July 6 in Brunnen / Central Switzerland.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle The «Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz» is a public Gymnasium (college preparatory high school) in Central Switzerland with 400 high school students. The so-called «Kollegi» was built in 1856.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

The «Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz» is a public Gymnasium (college preparatory high school) in Central Switzerland with 400 high school students. The so-called «Kollegi» was built in 1856.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle Between winter and spring at the glacial lake Ägerisee in Central Switzerland. The Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315 on the shores of the Ägerisee.

Swiss Moments by Motorcycle

Between winter and spring at the glacial lake Ägerisee in Central Switzerland. The Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315 on the shores of the Ägerisee.

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