 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1187 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.1010 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.841 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.754 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.658 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.505 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.491 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.480 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.478 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)474 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.470 views
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The larches were still vivid color.468 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.468 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.462 views
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Getting closer.462 views
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Then the other one followed.455 views
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Stairway.455 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.453 views
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Color red.453 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.452 views
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A play of light and shadow.450 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.448 views
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Threesome.448 views
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Another slope with electric wires.448 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.447 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.445 views
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The church perched on a hill.445 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.443 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.443 views
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A larch twig.441 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!440 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.439 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.439 views
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A hill with a chapel.438 views
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More trees.437 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.435 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.435 views
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And he was in the air too.435 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.435 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.434 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.434 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.434 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.432 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.430 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.430 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.429 views
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It was getting better and better.429 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...429 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.428 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.423 views
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A view of a forested valley.422 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.421 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.420 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.420 views
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Green leaves turning red.420 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.417 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.416 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.416 views
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A tree stump.414 views
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Larches in all their glory.412 views
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Grass in backlight.412 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.411 views
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The wind took them to the south...410 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.406 views
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Larches in backlight.406 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.405 views
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Half green, half yellow.404 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.404 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.403 views
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Another colorful slope.402 views
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Patterns of the fields.402 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.400 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...400 views
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A lonely tree.400 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.399 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.399 views
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A path leading to the larches.399 views
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Different trees - different colors.398 views
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Close-up of the leaf.398 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.397 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.396 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.396 views
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Golden fern leaves.396 views
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Looking up.396 views
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Larches and firs.395 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.394 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.394 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.393 views
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Play of light and shadow.393 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.392 views
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The colors shone brightly.391 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.391 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.391 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.389 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.388 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.387 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.386 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.386 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...384 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.383 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.383 views
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Colorful slopes.378 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.377 views
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Grass in the water.377 views
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Daisy375 views
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An old drinking trough.371 views
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The slope full of larch trees.370 views
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The sun was getting higher.370 views
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Beech leaves.370 views
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The larch and the moon.369 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.368 views
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Larch twig.368 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.368 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.367 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.365 views
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Reflections.365 views
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Trees turning yellow.359 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.359 views
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A leaf and dew drops.356 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.354 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.353 views
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Looking up.353 views
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Red fir twig.350 views
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Waiting for the sunrise349 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.349 views
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A shepherd's hut.349 views
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In the forest.348 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.345 views
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The last view before heading out.335 views
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