 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2042 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.1768 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.1607 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.1563 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1437 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.1203 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1199 views
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Threesome.1199 views
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A view of a forested valley.1188 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1184 views
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A play of light and shadow.1161 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1157 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1157 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1151 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1150 views
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And he was in the air too.1150 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1150 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.1141 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1140 views
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Getting closer.1137 views
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Color red.1134 views
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A hill with a chapel.1132 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1131 views
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Different trees - different colors.1131 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.1129 views
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Another colorful slope.1127 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.1127 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1127 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1125 views
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The church perched on a hill.1123 views
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Half green, half yellow.1122 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1119 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1118 views
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The wind took them to the south...1116 views
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Then the other one followed.1114 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1111 views
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A tree stump.1110 views
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A lonely tree.1109 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1107 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1107 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1106 views
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Larches in backlight.1106 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1105 views
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A larch twig.1102 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1101 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1100 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1100 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1097 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.1097 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1096 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1092 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1092 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.1092 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1091 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.1091 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1087 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1087 views
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It was getting better and better.1086 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1085 views
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A path leading to the larches.1084 views
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More trees.1084 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1083 views
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Stairway.1082 views
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Daisy1081 views
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Grass in backlight.1080 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1079 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1078 views
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Trees turning yellow.1077 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1076 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1076 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1075 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1075 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1073 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1069 views
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Green leaves turning red.1069 views
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An old drinking trough.1067 views
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Larches in all their glory.1067 views
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The colors shone brightly.1066 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1065 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1064 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.1063 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1059 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1059 views
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Play of light and shadow.1059 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1058 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1058 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1057 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1055 views
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Looking up.1055 views
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Colorful slopes.1054 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1054 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1051 views
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Patterns of the fields.1051 views
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Golden fern leaves.1050 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1049 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.1046 views
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Larches and firs.1046 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1046 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1046 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1045 views
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Grass in the water.1043 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1041 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1038 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...1038 views
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Beech leaves.1031 views
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The larch and the moon.1030 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.1024 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.1024 views
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A leaf and dew drops.1023 views
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Close-up of the leaf.1023 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.1021 views
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Waiting for the sunrise1021 views
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The sun was getting higher.1021 views
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The last view before heading out.1021 views
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Larch twig.1020 views
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Reflections.1019 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.1019 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.1017 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.1017 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.1015 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.1012 views
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In the forest.1012 views
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A shepherd's hut.1008 views
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Looking up.1005 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.1005 views
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Red fir twig.1001 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.994 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.994 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.947 views
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