 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1271 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.1077 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.925 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.825 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.734 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.557 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.555 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.543 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.543 views
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Stairway.539 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.532 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.532 views
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The larches were still vivid color.529 views
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Getting closer.529 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)528 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.524 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.523 views
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Color red.521 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.519 views
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Threesome.519 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.516 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.511 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.511 views
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A play of light and shadow.510 views
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It was getting better and better.509 views
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The church perched on a hill.508 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!506 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.505 views
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A larch twig.505 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.505 views
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Another slope with electric wires.504 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.502 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.500 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.499 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.499 views
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Then the other one followed.499 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.499 views
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More trees.498 views
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And he was in the air too.496 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.496 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.495 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.495 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.495 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.493 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.493 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...492 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.489 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.489 views
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A hill with a chapel.489 views
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Green leaves turning red.488 views
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A view of a forested valley.487 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.487 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.485 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.485 views
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Larches in backlight.483 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.483 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.482 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.482 views
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A path leading to the larches.479 views
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A tree stump.477 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.477 views
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Larches and firs.475 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.475 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.474 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.474 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.473 views
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Grass in backlight.473 views
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Larches in all their glory.472 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.471 views
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Close-up of the leaf.469 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.468 views
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Half green, half yellow.468 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.468 views
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Patterns of the fields.468 views
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Different trees - different colors.467 views
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Another colorful slope.467 views
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A lonely tree.467 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.466 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.462 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.462 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.461 views
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Golden fern leaves.461 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.461 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.460 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...460 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.459 views
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The wind took them to the south...459 views
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Looking up.459 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.458 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.458 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.457 views
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An old drinking trough.455 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.455 views
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Play of light and shadow.455 views
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Colorful slopes.454 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.453 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.452 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.451 views
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Grass in the water.449 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.449 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.448 views
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The larch and the moon.448 views
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The colors shone brightly.445 views
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Reflections.443 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.443 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.441 views
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Beech leaves.441 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.441 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...441 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.439 views
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Larch twig.437 views
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The sun was getting higher.437 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.434 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.434 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.433 views
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Daisy433 views
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Looking up.428 views
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The slope full of larch trees.427 views
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A leaf and dew drops.422 views
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Trees turning yellow.420 views
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Waiting for the sunrise414 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.409 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.407 views
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In the forest.406 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.405 views
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A shepherd's hut.404 views
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Red fir twig.402 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.401 views
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The last view before heading out.398 views
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