We continued our drive up the Alps leading to Furka Pass. The road has many tunnels which are common in Switzerland. The pass is in the southern Swiss Alps, and we were heading south. The elevation at the pass is almost 8,000 feet high. There was not much snow at the pass but the mountains around the pass still had snow.

On a side note, these mountains have lots of both lakes and reservoirs. The Swiss get about two-thirds of their electricity from hydro-power generation and they are concerned about global warming and shrinking glaciers reducing their hydro-power production.

We crossed the continental divide on this drive, which our guide described as a "dramamine drive." This area is the headwaters of both the Rhine and Rhone rivers.

The drive was mostly switchbacks and was a windy and wild ride. The scenery was fantastic but our viewpoint changed back and forth so frequently that it was a little hard to enjoy. The pass is in the middle of the first photo between the near and far mountains on the right. You can also see a portion of the road.

From above, we kept coming south and in the next photo, you can see that we had to drive back up out of the small valley which was also a switchback road.

Does the photo below look familiar to you?

How about this photo?

How about now?

And lo and behold, I found a "Bond girl" standing right along the road...