A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1034 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.893 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.732 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.608 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.557 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.395 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.392 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.387 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.382 views
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Stairway.378 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.371 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.371 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.369 views
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The larches were still vivid color.366 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.362 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)361 views
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Color red.361 views
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Another slope with electric wires.360 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!359 views
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Then the other one followed.358 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.356 views
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A larch twig.355 views
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Threesome.354 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.353 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.352 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.352 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.350 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.350 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.350 views
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A play of light and shadow.349 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.347 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.345 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.343 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.343 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.343 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.342 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.342 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...340 views
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Getting closer.339 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.338 views
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More trees.338 views
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And he was in the air too.336 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.335 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.335 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.335 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.331 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.330 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.330 views
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A hill with a chapel.330 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.328 views
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It was getting better and better.327 views
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Larches in all their glory.327 views
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Larches in backlight.327 views
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Half green, half yellow.327 views
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A view of a forested valley.323 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.323 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.322 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.321 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.321 views
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A lonely tree.320 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.319 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.319 views
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The church perched on a hill.319 views
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Another colorful slope.318 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.318 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.317 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.317 views
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Golden fern leaves.316 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.314 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.314 views
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The wind took them to the south...314 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.312 views
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Grass in backlight.312 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...311 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.310 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.310 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.310 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.309 views
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Close-up of the leaf.309 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.308 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.308 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.307 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.307 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.306 views
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Looking up.306 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.305 views
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Patterns of the fields.303 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.302 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.300 views
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A path leading to the larches.299 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...299 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.298 views
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Play of light and shadow.298 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.297 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.297 views
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The colors shone brightly.295 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.294 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.293 views
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Green leaves turning red.292 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.291 views
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A tree stump.291 views
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Different trees - different colors.291 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.284 views
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Colorful slopes.284 views
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Larches and firs.282 views
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Grass in the water.282 views
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Trees turning yellow.280 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.278 views
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An old drinking trough.278 views
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The slope full of larch trees.278 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.276 views
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The larch and the moon.272 views
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Beech leaves.270 views
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The sun was getting higher.268 views
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Looking up.267 views
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Larch twig.267 views
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Waiting for the sunrise266 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.265 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.262 views
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Red fir twig.262 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.261 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.261 views
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Reflections.260 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.258 views
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Daisy258 views
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A leaf and dew drops.256 views
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In the forest.250 views
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A shepherd's hut.244 views
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The last view before heading out.244 views
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Most viewed - October 2005