 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1401 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.1173 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.1040 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.929 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.837 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.649 views
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Threesome.649 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.633 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.631 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.629 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.620 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.614 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.614 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)614 views
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Stairway.613 views
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Getting closer.612 views
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The larches were still vivid color.610 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.608 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.601 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.597 views
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Color red.597 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.596 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.596 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.595 views
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A play of light and shadow.593 views
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And he was in the air too.592 views
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A larch twig.590 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!589 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.588 views
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It was getting better and better.587 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.587 views
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More trees.587 views
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Another slope with electric wires.587 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.586 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...585 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.585 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.585 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.585 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.583 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.583 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.583 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.582 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.580 views
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The church perched on a hill.577 views
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A view of a forested valley.576 views
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Another colorful slope.576 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.576 views
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Then the other one followed.575 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.572 views
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Larches in all their glory.571 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.570 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.570 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.570 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.567 views
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Green leaves turning red.567 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.566 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.565 views
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Larches in backlight.565 views
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A hill with a chapel.565 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.563 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.562 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.559 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.559 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.558 views
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Different trees - different colors.558 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.558 views
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A tree stump.555 views
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A lonely tree.555 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.555 views
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The larch and the moon.554 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.554 views
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Grass in backlight.553 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.552 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.551 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.550 views
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Colorful slopes.549 views
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A path leading to the larches.549 views
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Larches and firs.548 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.548 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.547 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.546 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.546 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.545 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.545 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.544 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.543 views
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Grass in the water.543 views
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Half green, half yellow.543 views
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The wind took them to the south...542 views
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Looking up.540 views
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Reflections.539 views
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Play of light and shadow.538 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.537 views
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Beech leaves.537 views
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Patterns of the fields.537 views
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Close-up of the leaf.536 views
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An old drinking trough.534 views
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Golden fern leaves.534 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.533 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.533 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...531 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...531 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.530 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.529 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.529 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.529 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.528 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.525 views
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Daisy523 views
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The colors shone brightly.521 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.521 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.520 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.517 views
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The sun was getting higher.516 views
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Looking up.512 views
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Trees turning yellow.510 views
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Larch twig.508 views
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The slope full of larch trees.508 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.503 views
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A leaf and dew drops.499 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.498 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.496 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.494 views
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Waiting for the sunrise490 views
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A shepherd's hut.487 views
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Red fir twig.485 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.483 views
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The last view before heading out.483 views
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In the forest.478 views
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