 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1278 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.1083 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.932 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.831 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.742 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.564 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.561 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.551 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.550 views
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Stairway.546 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.540 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.537 views
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Getting closer.536 views
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The larches were still vivid color.535 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)533 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.531 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.530 views
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Color red.526 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.525 views
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Threesome.525 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.522 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.518 views
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A play of light and shadow.517 views
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It was getting better and better.516 views
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The church perched on a hill.515 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.514 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!513 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.513 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.512 views
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A larch twig.512 views
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Another slope with electric wires.512 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.508 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.508 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.507 views
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Then the other one followed.507 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.506 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.504 views
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And he was in the air too.504 views
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More trees.504 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.503 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.503 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.502 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.502 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.501 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.500 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...499 views
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A view of a forested valley.495 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.495 views
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Green leaves turning red.495 views
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A hill with a chapel.495 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.494 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.494 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.492 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.491 views
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Larches in backlight.489 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.489 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.488 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.488 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.484 views
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A path leading to the larches.483 views
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A tree stump.481 views
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Larches and firs.480 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.480 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.480 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.479 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.479 views
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Grass in backlight.478 views
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Larches in all their glory.477 views
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Close-up of the leaf.477 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.476 views
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Half green, half yellow.476 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.476 views
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Patterns of the fields.476 views
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Another colorful slope.475 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.474 views
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Different trees - different colors.474 views
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A lonely tree.474 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.474 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.469 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.469 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.468 views
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Golden fern leaves.468 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.467 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.467 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.467 views
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Looking up.467 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.466 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...466 views
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The wind took them to the south...466 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.465 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.465 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.464 views
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An old drinking trough.462 views
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Colorful slopes.461 views
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Play of light and shadow.461 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.460 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.458 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.458 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.456 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.456 views
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Grass in the water.455 views
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The larch and the moon.454 views
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The colors shone brightly.453 views
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Reflections.450 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.450 views
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Beech leaves.448 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.448 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...448 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.447 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.447 views
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Larch twig.444 views
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The sun was getting higher.444 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.441 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.441 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.439 views
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Daisy438 views
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The slope full of larch trees.434 views
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Looking up.432 views
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A leaf and dew drops.428 views
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Trees turning yellow.427 views
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Waiting for the sunrise420 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.416 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.412 views
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A shepherd's hut.412 views
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In the forest.411 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.410 views
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Red fir twig.407 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.406 views
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The last view before heading out.403 views
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