A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.942 views
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I took a break at the Kamnik Saddle at 1,876 meters above sea level. Here I was looking at my final destination, Mount Brana.825 views
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I spent over two hours at the summit in only a T-shirt (well, and pants, obviously)! It was really warm for the end of October.638 views
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As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.530 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.487 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.311 views
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Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.311 views
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Stairway.308 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)303 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.302 views
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Another slope with electric wires.297 views
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Here it's clear that while one side of the saddle is sunny and grassy and welcoming, the other one is wild, dark and steeeeeep. If you fall, it's only one kilometer down the slope before you reach the valley below.295 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!295 views
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The trail to the top of Brana is marked as "demanding". Well, it does involve some quite steep sections, but it's not too bad as long as you're not afraid of heights.289 views
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Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.288 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.287 views
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Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.285 views
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A larch twig.283 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.282 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.281 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.276 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.275 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.275 views
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It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.275 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.274 views
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Color red.273 views
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A hill with a chapel.272 views
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The larches were still vivid color.271 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.271 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.270 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.269 views
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A play of light and shadow.268 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.268 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.268 views
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Then the other one followed.268 views
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A view of a forested valley.267 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.266 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.263 views
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... before I reached a clearing where sunrays were trying to get through the fog. The light was magical. These photos are hardly post-processed at all - the colors were really like this.263 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.262 views
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Half green, half yellow.262 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.260 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.260 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.258 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.258 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.257 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.255 views
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Another colorful slope.254 views
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And he was in the air too.253 views
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Larches in all their glory.252 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.251 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...251 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.250 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...249 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.249 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.248 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.247 views
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The wind took them to the south...246 views
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The church perched on a hill.246 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.245 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.244 views
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Larches in backlight.242 views
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More trees.241 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.241 views
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Golden fern leaves.241 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.240 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.240 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.239 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.239 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...239 views
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Close-up of the leaf.239 views
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Threesome.238 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.237 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.237 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.236 views
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I was in a hurry to get back to the clearing, which was still full of color, but this time the light was coming from another angle.236 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.235 views
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It was getting better and better.235 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.235 views
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Patterns of the fields.235 views
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Grass in backlight.233 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.233 views
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The colors shone brightly.232 views
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A path leading to the larches.232 views
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A lonely tree.231 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.231 views
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Getting closer.231 views
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Play of light and shadow.229 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.228 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.226 views
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The slope full of larch trees.225 views
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Green leaves turning red.224 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.222 views
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Looking up.220 views
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Trees turning yellow.219 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.219 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.218 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.215 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.214 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.213 views
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Different trees - different colors.213 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.212 views
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A tree stump.209 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.206 views
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Reflections.204 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.203 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.203 views
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The sun was getting higher.203 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.202 views
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Grass in the water.202 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.200 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.200 views
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Larches and firs.199 views
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An old drinking trough.199 views
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Daisy199 views
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A leaf and dew drops.196 views
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Colorful slopes.196 views
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Beech leaves.195 views
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Red fir twig.194 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.193 views
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The larch and the moon.193 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.192 views
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Waiting for the sunrise191 views
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A shepherd's hut.190 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.188 views
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In the forest.187 views
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Looking up.186 views
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The last view before heading out.183 views
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Larch twig.181 views
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