Hiking in the Košuta area
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                                        Early in the morning, I drove to Planina Šija at about 1400 meters above sea level. The area is one big pasture.
                                        
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                                        This range above was my destination.
                                        
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                                        I left the car and started climbing towards my first peak, Kofce gora.
                                        
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                                        The views from the trail towards the south revealed the Kamnik Alps in the distance and smog in the valleys.
                                        
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                                        On my right, the highest peak I was going to climb that day, Kladivo, could be seen.
                                        
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                                        Panoramic view.
                                        
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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.
                                        
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                                        The trail from Kofce gora to the next peak, Kladivo.
                                        
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                                        Here you can see the nature of the whole range: grassy on the Slovenian side and steep and rocky on the Austrian side.
                                        
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                                        Soon I was standing on top of Kladivo at 2094 meters above sea level.
                                        
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                                        Even Triglav, Slovenian highest mountain, could be seen in the distance.
                                        
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                                        Looking down to Planina Šija.
                                        
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                                        Another panorama from the top of Kladivo.
                                        
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                                        I only met a few other mountaineers and was surprised that the nice weather didn't attract more people.
                                        
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                                        The rest of the range to the east. The last peak on the left is the Košutnikov turn, the highest mountain in Košuta range.
                                        
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                                        Tiny red flowers.
                                        
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                                        I had to descend to a small saddle in the crest from where a trail forked off to the valley.
                                        
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                                        Planina Šija and Pungrat below.
                                        
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                                        A slightly different panorama. :)
                                        
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                                        Trees and a track.
                                        
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                                        How this old tree roots got up here is a mystery to me.
                                        
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                                        A fish? ;)
                                        
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                                        Detail in wood.
                                        
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                                        Diagonal.
                                        
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                                        A blaze on a rock.
                                        
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                                        Red flowers up-close.
                                        
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                                        Grass and heather.
                                        
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                                        Views back towards where I came from.
                                        
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                                        Here I took the trail leading down to the valley.
                                        
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                                        Getting close to my starting point.
                                        
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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.
                                        
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                                        Backlit grass.
                                        
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                                        Backlit grass.
                                        
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                                        Mountain silhouettes.
                                        
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