 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2009 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.1733 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.1567 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.1528 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1404 views
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Threesome.1164 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1163 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.1159 views
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A view of a forested valley.1156 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1153 views
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A play of light and shadow.1128 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1124 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1123 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1118 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1115 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1114 views
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And he was in the air too.1111 views
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Getting closer.1107 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.1104 views
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Different trees - different colors.1102 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.1101 views
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A hill with a chapel.1100 views
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Color red.1099 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1098 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.1097 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1095 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1093 views
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Another colorful slope.1091 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1090 views
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The church perched on a hill.1087 views
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Half green, half yellow.1085 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1084 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1083 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1082 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1081 views
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The wind took them to the south...1081 views
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A lonely tree.1078 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1076 views
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Then the other one followed.1076 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1073 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1072 views
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A tree stump.1072 views
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Larches in backlight.1072 views
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A larch twig.1070 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.1068 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1067 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1067 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1067 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1064 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1062 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1062 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1061 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.1060 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.1058 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1056 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1055 views
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More trees.1053 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1052 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1051 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1051 views
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A path leading to the larches.1051 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1051 views
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Stairway.1049 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1048 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1047 views
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Trees turning yellow.1045 views
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It was getting better and better.1045 views
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Grass in backlight.1044 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1042 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1040 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1040 views
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Daisy1039 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1039 views
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An old drinking trough.1038 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1038 views
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Green leaves turning red.1037 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1033 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1032 views
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Larches in all their glory.1032 views
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The colors shone brightly.1030 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1030 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.1030 views
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Play of light and shadow.1030 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1029 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1028 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1026 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1026 views
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Colorful slopes.1022 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1021 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1018 views
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Looking up.1018 views
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Patterns of the fields.1018 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1016 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1016 views
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Grass in the water.1014 views
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Golden fern leaves.1014 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1014 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1014 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1012 views
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Larches and firs.1011 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.1010 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1008 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1008 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...1001 views
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The larch and the moon.1000 views
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A leaf and dew drops.997 views
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The last view before heading out.994 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.993 views
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Beech leaves.992 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.991 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.991 views
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Waiting for the sunrise990 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.989 views
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Reflections.989 views
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The sun was getting higher.989 views
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Close-up of the leaf.989 views
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Larch twig.987 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.984 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.981 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.980 views
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In the forest.977 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.976 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.975 views
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A shepherd's hut.974 views
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Looking up.972 views
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Red fir twig.969 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.965 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.958 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.914 views
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