 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1960 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.1687 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.1515 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.1496 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1348 views
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Threesome.1130 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1121 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.1110 views
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A view of a forested valley.1105 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1103 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1082 views
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A play of light and shadow.1081 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1067 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1066 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1065 views
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Getting closer.1060 views
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And he was in the air too.1059 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.1058 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.1053 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1052 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1052 views
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Color red.1052 views
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Different trees - different colors.1051 views
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A hill with a chapel.1051 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.1048 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1044 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1043 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1043 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.1043 views
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Another colorful slope.1041 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1041 views
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The wind took them to the south...1041 views
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The church perched on a hill.1037 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1035 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1035 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1030 views
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A lonely tree.1029 views
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Half green, half yellow.1028 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1027 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1025 views
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Then the other one followed.1025 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1024 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1023 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1023 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1022 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1022 views
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Larches in backlight.1018 views
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A larch twig.1018 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1016 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.1016 views
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A tree stump.1015 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.1015 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1014 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1012 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1011 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1010 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1006 views
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Stairway.1006 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1005 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1004 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1004 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1004 views
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It was getting better and better.1003 views
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Green leaves turning red.1003 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1002 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1000 views
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Daisy997 views
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A path leading to the larches.997 views
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More trees.997 views
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Play of light and shadow.996 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.995 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.995 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.994 views
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Grass in backlight.994 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.993 views
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Larches in all their glory.992 views
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The colors shone brightly.991 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.991 views
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An old drinking trough.990 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.990 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.988 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.988 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.988 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.986 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.985 views
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Colorful slopes.984 views
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Trees turning yellow.982 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.982 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.979 views
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Patterns of the fields.976 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.975 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.975 views
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The slope full of larch trees.974 views
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Grass in the water.974 views
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Looking up.971 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.970 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.968 views
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The larch and the moon.967 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.967 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...966 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.965 views
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Golden fern leaves.965 views
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Larches and firs.963 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.959 views
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A leaf and dew drops.959 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.958 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.958 views
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The last view before heading out.958 views
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Beech leaves.955 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.953 views
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Close-up of the leaf.953 views
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Reflections.951 views
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Larch twig.947 views
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The sun was getting higher.945 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.945 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.945 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.940 views
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Looking up.937 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.937 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.936 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.935 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.933 views
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Waiting for the sunrise932 views
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A shepherd's hut.928 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.923 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.921 views
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Red fir twig.921 views
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In the forest.921 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.863 views
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