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Soon the clouds rolled in and the fun of shooting star trails was over.367 views
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Ski lift. For the color version, place the mouse over the photo.367 views
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Rust367 views
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From the front367 views
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Where should we go?367 views
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On my right, the highest peak I was going to climb that day, Kladivo, could be seen.367 views
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As we climbed higher, the gently ascending path led us through larches and rocks.367 views
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The end of Krma Valley in deep shadows.367 views
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Relaxing.367 views
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From the pass we started descending towards the Krn Lake.367 views
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"I'll hide in the woods!"367 views
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No signs of dark clouds in the other direction.367 views
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Drinking trough. In the background from left to right: Raduha, Rogatec and Lepenatka.367 views
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Spiral366 views
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... and violet.366 views
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Then we stopped at Lake Jasna near Kranjska Gora.366 views
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Sunray.366 views
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The Lubnik hut.366 views
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Door frame and little else.366 views
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A sailboat with no sails.366 views
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By the town walls in Korčula.366 views
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On the edge.366 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.365 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.365 views
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Everywhere we looked were more larches.365 views
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Views toward the east.365 views
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The effect is really strange and intriguing at the same time.365 views
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We said good-bye to the Krn Lake and headed back the way we came, towards the Vratca pass.365 views
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The ruin is quite dilapidated.365 views
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Dark clouds over the town.365 views
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Waterskiing.365 views
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Looking back on the way to the top of Lajnar.365 views
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It was still relatively dark when I took this photo. For the color version, place the mouse over the photo.364 views
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Ivy on a wall.364 views
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After the hike, I took a detour returning home. I explored some dirt roads in the area, and from here I could actually see the mountain range I had just climbed.364 views
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We continued on the ridge toward the next peak, Mt. Brda.364 views
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The church at Crngrob.364 views
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You can actually see the snow groomers on Mt. Krvavec preparing the slopes for the following day.364 views
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No, we weren't going back to Komna, at least not straight away.364 views
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The opposite slopes of the Krn range.364 views
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One of the pleasanter sections of the trail back to Komna.364 views
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Orebić is the main town of the Pelješac peninsula and is dominated by a mountain called Sv. Ilija. One day the peak was shrouded in a strange-looking cloud.364 views
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The old town is typically Mediterranean with narrow cobbled streets and claustrophobic squares.364 views
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Through the woods.363 views
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I started the trip in the valley of the Kamniška Bistrica River. The Alps are in the background.363 views
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Descending from Vršič Pass to Trenta Valley, there is a great view of Mt. Mojstrovka.363 views
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The sunrise and the Pokljuka plateau.363 views
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Panoramic view of Mt. Triglav and its surroundings.363 views
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Old larches.363 views
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The night was short. We got up at 4.30 to start the hike early, but before we set off, the view over Lake Bohinj enveloped in fog left us with our mouths open.363 views
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More flowers. Any way you look at the lake and the mountains, it's spectacular.363 views
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One of the small piers in the village of Lovište.363 views
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View from the restaurant terrace where we ate dinner. I literally didn't have to get up from the chair to take this photo.363 views
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Clouds, water, grass.363 views
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Lake Bohinj.363 views
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It will take a long time before all the snow in the mountains melts.363 views
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Stars.363 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.362 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.362 views
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Views from the road from the Vršič pass to the town of Kranjska Gora.362 views
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Red362 views
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Soon I was standing on top of Kladivo at 2094 meters above sea level.362 views
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Grass and heather.362 views
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Budding catkins.362 views
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Reflections.362 views
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Sea gulls.362 views
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Panorama of the Alps rising above the fog.361 views
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A locomotive361 views
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From the ground.361 views
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Leaves on the ground.361 views
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The crest of the whole range is also the border. Here I was, standing with one foot in Slovenia and with the other in Austria.361 views
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As soon as we started up the path beyond the hut, the sun appeared from behind the clouds.361 views
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The courtyard.361 views
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The ones with bigger sails were, naturally, faster.361 views
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The chapel at Javorca.361 views
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Layers.361 views
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Resigned look.360 views
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Fog was awaiting in the valley below.360 views
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From above360 views
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Views toward Debela peč.360 views
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The trail back to our starting point led through some more larch trees.360 views
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Škofja Loka Castle and River Sora.360 views
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A butterfly landed on a backpack and was willing to pose for a while.360 views
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The meadows at Dolniki, looking towards the Triglav Lakes Valley.360 views
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"Piles" of grass around the pond.360 views
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On the way to Island Krk, the late afternoon light was a sign there would be a great sunset.360 views
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The pier in Izola.360 views
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An old drinking trough.359 views
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The sky turning red.359 views
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Neisha359 views
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Krma Valley down below.359 views
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We stopped from time to time to enjoy the views and take photos.359 views
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Walls with towers.359 views
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An attempt at kite-boarding or just showing off the kite? Note the ship in the background.359 views
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Marina skyline.359 views
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The Vršič pass (1611 meters above sea level).359 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.359 views
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And the view indeed is splendid.358 views
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Moss and forest in the background.358 views
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City Hall.358 views
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Snow on branches.358 views
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Trees in grey light.358 views
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Red358 views
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Rust abstract.358 views
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Foggy forest.358 views
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Mt. Brda.358 views
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Two spruces.358 views
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Views toward the Karavanke range - Mt. Stol on the left and Košuta range on the right.358 views
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Mt. Kočna and Mt. Grintovec (2558 m), and Mt. Krvavec on the right, where I skied just a couple of days later.358 views
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An example of glory - a shine around my head that is caused by the humidity in the air and low sun rays.358 views
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Town beach.358 views
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Lake Cerknica is extremely high, flooding a large area along with many trees.358 views
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The larches were still vivid color.357 views
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The weather was now cloudy, everything was grey. Happy for having had a sunny beginning of our hike and sad at the same time because photo-ops were apparently over for that day, we left Debela peč.357 views
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At the beginning, the path is wide enough to accommodate a car!357 views
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At the Vratca pass (1803 meters above sea level) we had breakfast. Sitting in the grass we admired the views over the surrounding mountains.357 views
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Back at the barracks I decided to play with my fisheye lens and the HDR technique. 357 views
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Another fiery red sunset. Very little PS enhancement, I swear! :)357 views
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Many hoofprints around the pond.357 views
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The only place to stand are the elevated paths, and if you step off them, you might sink knee-deep into the mud. I had to maneuver a bit to take some of the photos.357 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.356 views
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The floor of Krma Valley is a long way down.356 views
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Passing by Mt. Storžič.356 views
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Reflections.356 views
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The monastery is hidden in a narrow valley and is easy to miss.356 views
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Lone cove.356 views
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The wooden fence above the beach.356 views
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It felt almost like driving through a tunnel.356 views
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Mt. Slivnica and hoarfrost356 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.355 views
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Waiting for a bus.355 views
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Main street in Kamnik.355 views
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Another panorama from the top of Kladivo.355 views
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Me and wheat and glory.355 views
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One more look at the fog in the valley and at 5 a.m. we started walking.355 views
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