Photo Journal

Ana Pogačar


Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1862 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.1564 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.1388 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.1371 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1245 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1008 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.995 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.993 views
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Threesome.993 views
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A view of a forested valley.985 views
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A play of light and shadow.971 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.962 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.949 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.949 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.945 views
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Getting closer.944 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.941 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.940 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!940 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.937 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.933 views
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Color red.932 views
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Another slope with electric wires.932 views
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And he was in the air too.931 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.929 views
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A lonely tree.928 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.925 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.921 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.921 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...921 views
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Different trees - different colors.919 views
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A hill with a chapel.916 views
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The church perched on a hill.916 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.915 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...915 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.914 views
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Another colorful slope.913 views
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The wind took them to the south...913 views
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A tree stump.912 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.912 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.911 views
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Grass in backlight.911 views
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Then the other one followed.909 views
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Larches in backlight.907 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.906 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.905 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.905 views
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A larch twig.904 views
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It was getting better and better.903 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.902 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.902 views
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Green leaves turning red.901 views
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Stairway.900 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.899 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.898 views
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The larches were still vivid color.897 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.897 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.896 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.896 views
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Half green, half yellow.896 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.895 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.893 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.892 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.892 views
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Colorful slopes.889 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.888 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.887 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.886 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.884 views
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The colors shone brightly.883 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.883 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.882 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.881 views
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Larches in all their glory.881 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.881 views
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Play of light and shadow.881 views
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Daisy880 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.879 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.879 views
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An old drinking trough.878 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.878 views
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A path leading to the larches.876 views
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More trees.876 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.873 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.872 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.871 views
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Trees turning yellow.869 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.867 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.867 views
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Larches and firs.866 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.864 views
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The larch and the moon.864 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.862 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.861 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.861 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.861 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.860 views
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Grass in the water.859 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.858 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.856 views
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The slope full of larch trees.856 views
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Beech leaves.854 views
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Close-up of the leaf.851 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...849 views
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Patterns of the fields.847 views
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Golden fern leaves.845 views
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Looking up.845 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.844 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.844 views
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Reflections.842 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.841 views
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The sun was getting higher.839 views
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The last view before heading out.837 views
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Looking up.836 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.834 views
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Larch twig.829 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.828 views
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A leaf and dew drops.826 views
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In the forest.823 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.818 views
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Red fir twig.818 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.818 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.817 views
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Waiting for the sunrise815 views
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A shepherd's hut.815 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.813 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.810 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.805 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.769 views
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