 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1805 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.1516 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.1340 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.1307 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1181 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)945 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.943 views
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Threesome.934 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.930 views
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A play of light and shadow.925 views
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A view of a forested valley.922 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.908 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.903 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.893 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.890 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.890 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.890 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.887 views
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Another slope with electric wires.886 views
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Getting closer.884 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!882 views
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And he was in the air too.874 views
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Color red.873 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.872 views
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A lonely tree.871 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.870 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.866 views
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The wind took them to the south...865 views
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A hill with a chapel.865 views
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A tree stump.863 views
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Different trees - different colors.859 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.859 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...859 views
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Another colorful slope.858 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...857 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.857 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.856 views
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Grass in backlight.856 views
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The church perched on a hill.856 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.855 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.854 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.854 views
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A larch twig.854 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.853 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.850 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.850 views
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Half green, half yellow.849 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.846 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.846 views
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Larches in backlight.846 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.846 views
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Then the other one followed.845 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.844 views
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Larches in all their glory.844 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.844 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.843 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.843 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.842 views
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Stairway.842 views
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It was getting better and better.841 views
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The larches were still vivid color.841 views
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Green leaves turning red.840 views
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Colorful slopes.839 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.837 views
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Play of light and shadow.837 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.836 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.836 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.834 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.833 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.833 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.833 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.832 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.832 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.831 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.830 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.828 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.828 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.826 views
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Daisy825 views
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A path leading to the larches.822 views
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More trees.821 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.820 views
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The colors shone brightly.819 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.819 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.819 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.818 views
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An old drinking trough.817 views
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Grass in the water.814 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.813 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.813 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.812 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.812 views
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Trees turning yellow.808 views
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Beech leaves.807 views
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Larches and firs.806 views
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The larch and the moon.805 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.804 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.802 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.802 views
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Close-up of the leaf.802 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.801 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.800 views
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The slope full of larch trees.796 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.796 views
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Golden fern leaves.796 views
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Reflections.792 views
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Looking up.790 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...789 views
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Patterns of the fields.789 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.787 views
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Looking up.785 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.784 views
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The sun was getting higher.784 views
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The last view before heading out.784 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.777 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.776 views
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Red fir twig.774 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.773 views
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Larch twig.772 views
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A shepherd's hut.770 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.769 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.767 views
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A leaf and dew drops.767 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.763 views
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In the forest.760 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.760 views
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Waiting for the sunrise756 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.751 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.729 views
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