A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.980 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.854 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.673 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.560 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.522 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.341 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.339 views
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Stairway.339 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.336 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)331 views
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Another slope with electric wires.328 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.325 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.324 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!322 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.317 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.316 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.315 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.314 views
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A larch twig.313 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.309 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.309 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.306 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.306 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.306 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.305 views
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A play of light and shadow.302 views
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The larches were still vivid color.301 views
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Color red.300 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.299 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.299 views
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A hill with a chapel.299 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.298 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.298 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.298 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.297 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.296 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.295 views
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Then the other one followed.294 views
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Half green, half yellow.294 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.293 views
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A view of a forested valley.292 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.291 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.290 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.287 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.287 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.286 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.285 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.284 views
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Larches in all their glory.284 views
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And he was in the air too.283 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...282 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.280 views
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Another colorful slope.279 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.279 views
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The church perched on a hill.279 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.276 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.275 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.275 views
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Larches in backlight.275 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.275 views
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The wind took them to the south...274 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.274 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.273 views
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More trees.272 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.272 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.271 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.271 views
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Golden fern leaves.271 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...270 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.268 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...268 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.267 views
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Threesome.267 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.267 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.267 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.266 views
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Grass in backlight.266 views
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Close-up of the leaf.266 views
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Play of light and shadow.266 views
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It was getting better and better.265 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.265 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.264 views
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A lonely tree.264 views
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Patterns of the fields.263 views
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A path leading to the larches.260 views
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Getting closer.260 views
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The colors shone brightly.259 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.259 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.255 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.254 views
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Looking up.254 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.253 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.250 views
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Green leaves turning red.250 views
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The slope full of larch trees.248 views
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Different trees - different colors.247 views
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Trees turning yellow.245 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.245 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.243 views
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A tree stump.239 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.237 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.237 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.237 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.236 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.234 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.231 views
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Grass in the water.230 views
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The sun was getting higher.229 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.228 views
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A leaf and dew drops.227 views
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Red fir twig.226 views
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Daisy226 views
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Colorful slopes.226 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.225 views
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Larches and firs.225 views
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An old drinking trough.225 views
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Reflections.225 views
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Waiting for the sunrise223 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.223 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.223 views
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Beech leaves.222 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.221 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.221 views
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Looking up.215 views
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The larch and the moon.214 views
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In the forest.213 views
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A shepherd's hut.212 views
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The last view before heading out.210 views
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Larch twig.203 views
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