
No snow under the chairlift.210 views
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I returned to the race just in time for the best skiers of the second run.210 views
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Green door.210 views
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The texture in the snow was fantastic.210 views
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The cabins are almost completely covered with snow.210 views
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Alone.210 views
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Rolling hills and Mt. Ojstrica in the background.210 views
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Southern part of Kamnik and Podgorje.210 views
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One.210 views
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Patterns of the ground.210 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.210 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.210 views
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Moonscape.210 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.210 views
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The dune.210 views
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Cows have been on pasture here for two weeks and will stay until the fall.210 views
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Looking toward the other side, the fog had already started to creep up from the valley.210 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.210 views
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A detail.210 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.210 views
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Velika planina huts in the dusk.210 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.210 views
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Last look before heading down.210 views
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A hiker's heaven.210 views
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A stark contrast with last year's view when the surrounding mountains were still snowless.210 views
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View from our apartment balcony.210 views
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Benjamin Raich.210 views
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The stable from below.210 views
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Larches at the Vrsic road in the late afternoon light.210 views
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The Erjavec hut.210 views
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Grintovec in all its glory.210 views
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The astronomica clock on the Old Town Hall Tower.210 views
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St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).210 views
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Vltava weir.210 views
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Prague Castle and St Nicholas Church in the blue hour.210 views
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The mighty Rjavina rock face.210 views
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Trees.210 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.210 views
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).210 views
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Piran from the town wall.210 views
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Inside the tower.210 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor209 views
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Colorful houses.209 views
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Stari grad above Kamnik.209 views
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Young corn.209 views
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We walked past fence and a flank of trees ...209 views
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The views towards the Kamnik Alps were fantastic.209 views
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After a few minutes of merciless wind at the top we ran back for cover. And we weren't the only ones. ;)209 views
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Bird's eye view.209 views
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In the afternoon, the valley was full of fog.209 views
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Then we went for a quick ride around town to capture some more pictures.209 views
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The view from my window yesterday was quite white, but nothing compared to today.209 views
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I walked to the other side of town ...209 views
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... whose tributary was almost frozen.209 views
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Looking back I was part of the Košuta range bathing in the afternoon sun.209 views
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Velika planina.209 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.209 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)209 views
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Moonscape.209 views
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Road.209 views
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Green doorways.209 views
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Štruca.209 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.209 views
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The sun above Krvavec.209 views
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Only a few sun rays penetrated the cloud cover.209 views
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Dramatic sky.209 views
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Another section of the ski ground that was still closed.209 views
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Lots of fresh snow.209 views
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Pattern.209 views
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Along the men's GS course.209 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.209 views
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Larch branches.209 views
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Church of St Peter and St Paul at Vyšehrad.209 views
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Along Vltava at dusk.209 views
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The glass dome of the Reichstag.209 views
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A few centimeters of snow fell over night.209 views
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Mala planina.209 views
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Planina Jezerca209 views
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).209 views
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Pigeons at one of the squares in Piran.209 views
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Kamnik.209 views
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Sunrise at Sečovlje salt pans.209 views
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Sunrise at Sečovlje salt pans.209 views
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One of the canal in the Sečovlje salt pans.209 views
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More frost in the Sečovlje salt pans.209 views
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Walking along the Unica river at Planinsko polje.208 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)208 views
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I still couldn't put away the camera.208 views
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The road to the valley.208 views
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Driving through Italy offered wonderful views of the fall-colored slopes.208 views
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Spectators lined the track.208 views
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The steep slope proved to be a challenge for many skiers as it was full of bumps and ruts quite soon.208 views
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Last sun rays from behind the mountain.208 views
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... where somebody forgot about their laundry! Poor rug and shirts!208 views
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Patterns.208 views
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Postcard.208 views
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More Algerian landscapes.208 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.208 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.208 views
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Play of light and shadow.208 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.208 views
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Manca and I with Velika planina in the background.208 views
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... the ponds clear ...208 views
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... and cows were wandering around.208 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.208 views
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Sunset.208 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.208 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.208 views
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One of the many waterholes.208 views
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Through the fence.208 views
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A viewing platform suspended from the mountain was closedfor visitors as it was being cleared of snow and ice.208 views
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.208 views
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.208 views
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View from our apartment balcony.208 views
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The platform.208 views
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37.208 views
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A tree stump.208 views
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The clearing.208 views
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Ducks at Lake Jasna.208 views
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The whole slope exploded in fiery colors.208 views
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Spik in alpenglow.208 views
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Swans on Vltava.208 views
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Prague Castle and Charles Bridge in the blue hour.208 views
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Blue hour.208 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.208 views
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Mali grad chapel.208 views
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Built in 1531, the mosque is considered the most important Islamic structure in BiH and one of the world's finest examples of Ottoman architecture.207 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)207 views
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A path.207 views
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Dusk in Bled.207 views
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A tower and sheep.207 views
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Early Saturday morning we took the skibus up to the Rettenbach glacier, and we could already see the race track.207 views
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Backlit.207 views
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Pinkish light on Mt. Ojstrica.207 views
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Red sign.207 views
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At the top (1666 meters above sea level).207 views
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Photographers.207 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage.207 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)207 views
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We skipped breakfast and started at about 7 a.m., drove across the whole island and arrived at the town of Morro Jable at about 9 a.m. The place is quite touristy, but our main interest was the beach.207 views
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A red valley.207 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.207 views
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We had come a long way.207 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.207 views
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Mists high up in the rock wall.207 views
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After sunset from our balcony.207 views
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At the start.207 views
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A small lake.207 views
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A cable car.207 views
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The hot-air balloons at the finish area.207 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.207 views
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Backlit tree at Lake Jasna.207 views
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Through the larches.207 views
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View from the St Nicholas church.207 views
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Prague Castle from Vyšehrad.207 views
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The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord (Kostel Nejsvětějšího srdce Páně) by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.207 views
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Karavanke range in the distance.207 views
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Glorious Julian Alps.207 views
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Lipanca hut from Mrežce.207 views
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Kamnik.207 views
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The Kamnik Alps towards the north.207 views
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One of the defensive towers at the Zaprice Castle.207 views
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The same view, but with the fisheye lens. I love this lens.206 views
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After parking the car on the Pokljuka Plateau, we started ascending the ski slope. The clouds looked really oppressive and we feared rain.206 views
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The old part of town with craft shops and a view of the Old Bridge.206 views
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Locals in front of the mosque.206 views
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The valley of the Vrbas River narrows into a canyon in places and then widens again into this bend.206 views
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Poodles in the fields and the snow-clad Kamnik Alps in the background.206 views
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Javorniki and Debela peč in the background.206 views
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Velika planina plateau in the foreground and Mt. Krvavec in the background.206 views
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Balloons.206 views
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This is the view to the other side - you can see a green lake in the middle of the opposite mountain.206 views
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One of the many smaller glaciers.206 views
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There was an interesting cloud over Mt. Planjava.206 views
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To help you cross a wide belt of sand to get to the sea, there's a wooden path, but it's wobbly. Very wobbly. :)206 views
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Terraces.206 views
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From the cliff.206 views
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This bench on the ridge below the summit offers great views and is a great pit stop before the final stretch of the climb.206 views
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Velika planina huts in the dusk.206 views
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