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We said good-bye to the Krn Lake and headed back the way we came, towards the Vratca pass.1221 views
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Franciscan Church on the Preseren Square.1220 views
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Looking in the other direction.1220 views
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Looking from under the bridge.1220 views
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Views from the Mangart pass towards Italy.1220 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.1219 views
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... so we overtook them at the first opportunity. We were gaining altitude fast. That is Luknja col right below us.1219 views
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A hill with a chapel.1218 views
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The trail to the Vratca pass led up the right side of the valley and was lined with flowers! What a sight!1218 views
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The gorge is quite narrow.1218 views
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... and violet.1217 views
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Fall colors persisted despite the early snow.1217 views
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Tracks1217 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.1217 views
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From the pass we started descending towards the Krn Lake.1217 views
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The sun was bearing down on us by the time we almost reached Vratca again.1217 views
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Živa1217 views
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A play of light and shadow.1216 views
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The light slowly turned bluish ...1216 views
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I don't know how they managed not to collide in that crowd.1216 views
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Layers.1216 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1215 views
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Color red.1215 views
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Breezing along.1215 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1215 views
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A proper car on railway tracks1214 views
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The glorious weather was back again.1214 views
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And finally, the summit! There was Mt. Tolminski Kuk which we had optimistically considered climbing that day, but realistically, it was way out of our reach.1214 views
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A sunlit slope.1214 views
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An old house.1213 views
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Descending from Mt. Brda.1213 views
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Pedestrians and a bus.1212 views
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Mangart hut after sunset.1212 views
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Rocks jutting into the sea.1212 views
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Piran and its colorful houses.1212 views
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The area where many plants used to be is mostly abandoned and decaying. This is an old chimney which is being pulled down before it crashes by itself.1211 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1211 views
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A bus going towards the Square.1211 views
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Triggerfish.1211 views
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Different trees - different colors.1209 views
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Half green, half yellow.1209 views
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The drop.1208 views
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Looking up.1208 views
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Only the six-seat ski lift was working.1208 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.1207 views
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First sun rays on Mt. Bovski Gamsovec.1207 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1205 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.1205 views
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On the edge of a cliff.1205 views
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Panorama. The hill we climbed is on the left.1205 views
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"Catch me if you can!"1205 views
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Then the other one followed.1204 views
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Christmas tree in front of a church.1204 views
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Planina Šija and Pungrat below.1204 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1203 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.1203 views
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Snowy backcountry road.1203 views
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Lake Krn one more time.1203 views
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Looking back on the way to the top of Lajnar.1203 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1202 views
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The wind took them to the south...1202 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1202 views
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Almost at the pass. The light was to kill for. As usual at such an early hour. :)1202 views
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More flowers. Any way you look at the lake and the mountains, it's spectacular.1202 views
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One of many bunkers from the period between WWI and WWII.1202 views
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. Mt. Triglav in the background.1202 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1201 views
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Trees.1201 views
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In the passenger car1201 views
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Punta.1201 views
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Grass.1201 views
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Pattern of the pathway.1200 views
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It was a very early start: at 6.40 am it was bitterly cold and foggy, and the dawn was just breaking.1200 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1200 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.1200 views
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A butterfly landed on a backpack and was willing to pose for a while.1200 views
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Deep blue skies all around.1200 views
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As there was time left, we sailed to the south past Fiesa to Piran. This is Piran church on top of a cliff.1200 views
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After this shot my only working battery died.1200 views
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Miners.1199 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1199 views
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Miha1199 views
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But then the weather changed once more. I just caught the last sunrays here, then it got dark again.1199 views
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The ones with bigger sails were, naturally, faster.1199 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.1198 views
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Main street in Kamnik.1198 views
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Neatly ploughed fields.1198 views
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A panoramic view of the valley below the Vratca pass.1198 views
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The opposite slopes of the Krn range.1197 views
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A rock.1197 views
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Three men and six trees.1197 views
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"No smoking"1196 views
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A lonely tree.1196 views
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Rolling hills.1196 views
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The church and snow.1196 views
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Rakov Škocjan - the Big Natural Bridge.1196 views
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The light was changing quickly - here it was turning bluish.1195 views
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The mountain side cutting into the fog.1195 views
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Weird-shaped clouds.1195 views
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After returning from Lubnik, I drove around the nearby hills for a while and enjoyed the late afternoon light on the Kamnik Alps.1195 views
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By now we were out of the shade and already started peeling layers of clothes off.1195 views
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Oily reflections.1195 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1195 views
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Tina Maze.1195 views
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Into the abyss.1194 views
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Aunt Bojana - OK, she's not a kid, but a willing subject nevertheless. :)1194 views
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Morning mist at the Javornik pasture.1194 views
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Trees in snow.1193 views
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Sea of fog beneath the Alps.1193 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.1192 views
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Main street in Kamnik.1192 views
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And the last shot of the day: a cat with piercing eyes.1192 views
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Planina Viševnik through the larches.1192 views
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Views of southern part of Kamnik from Stari grad.1192 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.1191 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1191 views
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At Vršič Pass, looking towards Mt. Mojstrovka.1191 views
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Before dawn.1191 views
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Ladder and rust1190 views
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The road was glowing in the sun.1190 views
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I couldn't decide among all the photos I took of dew drops. I just love the bokeh!1190 views
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Another reflection at Krn Lake.1190 views
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Lake Cerknica is extremely high, flooding a large area along with many trees.1190 views
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Larches in backlight.1189 views
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Looking back towards Komna we saw the opposite slopes bathe in the morning sunlight.1189 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1188 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1188 views
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