 Most viewed - October 2005
|
A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2040 views
|
|
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.1765 views
|
|
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.1604 views
|
|
As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.1560 views
|
|
1473 views
|
|
A flock of birds got scared of the car.1435 views
|
|
Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.1200 views
|
|
I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1197 views
|
|
Threesome.1197 views
|
|
1191 views
|
|
A view of a forested valley.1185 views
|
|
A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1181 views
|
|
1170 views
|
|
A play of light and shadow.1158 views
|
|
1154 views
|
|
Looking up provided great photo ops.1154 views
|
|
Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1154 views
|
|
Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1148 views
|
|
And he was in the air too.1148 views
|
|
Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1148 views
|
|
1147 views
|
|
1147 views
|
|
Another slope with electric wires.1147 views
|
|
Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.1139 views
|
|
1139 views
|
|
1138 views
|
|
There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1137 views
|
|
Getting closer.1135 views
|
|
Color red.1132 views
|
|
A hill with a chapel.1130 views
|
|
What I came for - chestnuts.1129 views
|
|
Different trees - different colors.1128 views
|
|
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.1128 views
|
|
Another colorful slope.1125 views
|
|
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.1125 views
|
|
In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1125 views
|
|
1124 views
|
|
1124 views
|
|
An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1123 views
|
|
The church perched on a hill.1120 views
|
|
Half green, half yellow.1119 views
|
|
The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1116 views
|
|
... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1116 views
|
|
1115 views
|
|
The wind took them to the south...1114 views
|
|
1111 views
|
|
Then the other one followed.1111 views
|
|
The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1110 views
|
|
A tree stump.1108 views
|
|
A lonely tree.1107 views
|
|
1105 views
|
|
It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1105 views
|
|
Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1105 views
|
|
I waited for a train, but none came.1104 views
|
|
Larches in backlight.1104 views
|
|
The first one ran down the hill and took off.1102 views
|
|
1102 views
|
|
The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1099 views
|
|
A larch twig.1099 views
|
|
There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1098 views
|
|
A trail through the pines and over the scree.1097 views
|
|
1096 views
|
|
... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1095 views
|
|
1095 views
|
|
1094 views
|
|
To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1094 views
|
|
Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.1094 views
|
|
1090 views
|
|
Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1090 views
|
|
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.1089 views
|
|
It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.1089 views
|
|
1088 views
|
|
The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1088 views
|
|
This is the altitude where the pine grows.1088 views
|
|
1085 views
|
|
1084 views
|
|
An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1084 views
|
|
The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1084 views
|
|
1083 views
|
|
It was getting better and better.1083 views
|
|
A path leading to the larches.1083 views
|
|
I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1082 views
|
|
The larches were still vivid color.1082 views
|
|
More trees.1082 views
|
|
1080 views
|
|
Daisy1079 views
|
|
Stairway.1079 views
|
|
Grass in backlight.1077 views
|
|
On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1077 views
|
|
1076 views
|
|
Trees turning yellow.1075 views
|
|
When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1075 views
|
|
Trees, meadows and a tractor.1075 views
|
|
A chapel on top of a hill.1075 views
|
|
It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1073 views
|
|
Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1072 views
|
|
1070 views
|
|
The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1070 views
|
|
1067 views
|
|
Looking up towards the blue sky.1067 views
|
|
Green leaves turning red.1067 views
|
|
An old drinking trough.1065 views
|
|
Larches in all their glory.1065 views
|
|
The colors shone brightly.1064 views
|
|
1063 views
|
|
I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1063 views
|
|
1062 views
|
|
After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1062 views
|
|
1061 views
|
|
... 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.1061 views
|
|
1060 views
|
|
1059 views
|
|
Another patch of grass in the water hole.1057 views
|
|
Play of light and shadow.1057 views
|
|
1056 views
|
|
Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1056 views
|
|
This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1056 views
|
|
They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1056 views
|
|
Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1055 views
|
|
... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1053 views
|
|
Colorful slopes.1052 views
|
|
The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1052 views
|
|
Looking up.1052 views
|
|
1051 views
|
|
1050 views
|
|
1050 views
|
|
Clouds bathing in the sun.1049 views
|
|
On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1048 views
|
|
Golden fern leaves.1048 views
|
|
Patterns of the fields.1048 views
|
|
1047 views
|
|
1044 views
|
|
Larches and firs.1044 views
|
|
The slope full of larch trees.1044 views
|
|
A tractor on its way to the fields.1044 views
|
|
1043 views
|
|
A small water hole offered great reflections.1043 views
|
|
Golden fern leaves 2.1042 views
|
|
1040 views
|
|
Grass in the water.1040 views
|
|
1039 views
|
|
When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1039 views
|
|
The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1036 views
|
|
The view from the saddle to the south...1035 views
|
|
1032 views
|
|
Beech leaves.1028 views
|
|
1027 views
|
|
The larch and the moon.1027 views
|
|
1025 views
|
|
I still wasn't at the top of the hill.1022 views
|
|
I just couldn't get enough of the view.1022 views
|
|
A leaf and dew drops.1022 views
|
|
Close-up of the leaf.1021 views
|
|
The last view before heading out.1020 views
|
|
Waiting for the sunrise1019 views
|
|
The sun was getting higher.1019 views
|
|
Two leaves ready to fall off.1018 views
|
|
Larch twig.1018 views
|
|
Reflections.1017 views
|
|
In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.1016 views
|
|
1014 views
|
|
A plant covered in larch needles.1014 views
|
|
Great colors anywhere I looked.1014 views
|
|
1013 views
|
|
I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.1013 views
|
|
1011 views
|
|
Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.1010 views
|
|
In the forest.1010 views
|
|
A shepherd's hut.1006 views
|
|
1005 views
|
|
1005 views
|
|
Looking up.1003 views
|
|
Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.1002 views
|
|
Red fir twig.997 views
|
|
It was getting more and more dramatic.992 views
|
|
992 views
|
|
This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.991 views
|
|
974 views
|
|
958 views
|
|
The clouds made it quite interesting.945 views
|
|
941 views
|
|
934 views
|
|
933 views
|
|
922 views
|
|
918 views
|
|
917 views
|
|
917 views
|
|
908 views
|
|
901 views
|
|
888 views
|
|
878 views
|
|
874 views
|
|
865 views
|
|
864 views
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Login
Album list
Last uploads
Last comments
Top rated
My Favorites
Search