 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1808 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.1519 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.1341 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.1308 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1184 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)948 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.945 views
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Threesome.937 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.933 views
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A play of light and shadow.931 views
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A view of a forested valley.924 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.911 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.905 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.898 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.895 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.892 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.892 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.890 views
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Another slope with electric wires.888 views
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Getting closer.887 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!884 views
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And he was in the air too.877 views
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Color red.876 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.875 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.873 views
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A lonely tree.873 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.871 views
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The wind took them to the south...868 views
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A hill with a chapel.868 views
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A tree stump.866 views
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Different trees - different colors.864 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...862 views
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Another colorful slope.861 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.860 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.860 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.859 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.859 views
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Grass in backlight.859 views
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The church perched on a hill.859 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.858 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...858 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.857 views
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A larch twig.857 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.856 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.855 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.854 views
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Half green, half yellow.853 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.850 views
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Then the other one followed.849 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.849 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.848 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.848 views
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Larches in backlight.848 views
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Larches in all their glory.847 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.847 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.846 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.846 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.845 views
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Stairway.845 views
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The larches were still vivid color.844 views
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It was getting better and better.843 views
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Green leaves turning red.843 views
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Colorful slopes.842 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.840 views
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Play of light and shadow.840 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.839 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.839 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.837 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.837 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.837 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.836 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.835 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.835 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.833 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.833 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.832 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.831 views
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Daisy829 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.829 views
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A path leading to the larches.825 views
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More trees.824 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.823 views
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The colors shone brightly.823 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.822 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.821 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.821 views
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An old drinking trough.820 views
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Grass in the water.817 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.816 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.816 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.815 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.814 views
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Trees turning yellow.810 views
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Beech leaves.810 views
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Larches and firs.809 views
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The larch and the moon.807 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.806 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.805 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.805 views
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Close-up of the leaf.805 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.804 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.804 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.801 views
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The slope full of larch trees.799 views
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Golden fern leaves.799 views
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Reflections.796 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...793 views
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Patterns of the fields.793 views
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Looking up.792 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.791 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.788 views
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Looking up.788 views
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The sun was getting higher.787 views
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The last view before heading out.787 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.781 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.779 views
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Red fir twig.778 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.776 views
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Larch twig.776 views
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A shepherd's hut.775 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.774 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.772 views
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A leaf and dew drops.770 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.767 views
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In the forest.764 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.763 views
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Waiting for the sunrise760 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.756 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.732 views
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