 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1656 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.1378 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.1222 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.1155 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1051 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.827 views
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Threesome.821 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)810 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.798 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.793 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.788 views
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A play of light and shadow.784 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.779 views
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A view of a forested valley.776 views
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Color red.774 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.772 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.771 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.765 views
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Another slope with electric wires.765 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.761 views
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Getting closer.760 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!757 views
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The wind took them to the south...750 views
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And he was in the air too.749 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.746 views
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Another colorful slope.745 views
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The larches were still vivid color.744 views
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A lonely tree.743 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.742 views
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The church perched on a hill.741 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...738 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.735 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.735 views
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A hill with a chapel.735 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.734 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.734 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.733 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.733 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.733 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.731 views
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Larches in all their glory.731 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.730 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.730 views
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A larch twig.729 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.729 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.728 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.728 views
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Green leaves turning red.727 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.726 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.726 views
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Stairway.726 views
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Different trees - different colors.725 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.723 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.723 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.723 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.721 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.721 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.721 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.721 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.720 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.720 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.719 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.718 views
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Half green, half yellow.717 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.716 views
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A tree stump.715 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.714 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...714 views
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Then the other one followed.713 views
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Larches in backlight.713 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.712 views
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Colorful slopes.711 views
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The colors shone brightly.710 views
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Play of light and shadow.710 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.709 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.709 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.709 views
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It was getting better and better.708 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.708 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.708 views
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Trees turning yellow.706 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.705 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.704 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.704 views
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Daisy702 views
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A path leading to the larches.700 views
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Grass in the water.699 views
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Grass in backlight.698 views
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The larch and the moon.697 views
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An old drinking trough.697 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...697 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.695 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.695 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.694 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.694 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.692 views
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Close-up of the leaf.689 views
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Reflections.688 views
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More trees.684 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.683 views
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Patterns of the fields.683 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.682 views
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Looking up.680 views
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Looking up.679 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.677 views
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Golden fern leaves.677 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.676 views
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Beech leaves.674 views
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The slope full of larch trees.672 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.671 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.670 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.670 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.666 views
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Larches and firs.663 views
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The sun was getting higher.662 views
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A leaf and dew drops.662 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.658 views
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A shepherd's hut.657 views
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The last view before heading out.654 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.650 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.649 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.648 views
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Larch twig.648 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.647 views
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Red fir twig.647 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.646 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.629 views
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In the forest.621 views
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Waiting for the sunrise610 views
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