 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1964 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.1690 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.1517 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.1499 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1353 views
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Threesome.1135 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1123 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.1114 views
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A view of a forested valley.1108 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1104 views
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A play of light and shadow.1084 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1084 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1070 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1068 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1067 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.1064 views
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Getting closer.1064 views
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And he was in the air too.1061 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1057 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.1056 views
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Color red.1056 views
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Different trees - different colors.1055 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1054 views
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A hill with a chapel.1053 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.1051 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1048 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1047 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1046 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.1045 views
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The wind took them to the south...1045 views
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Another colorful slope.1043 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1043 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1040 views
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The church perched on a hill.1039 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1038 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1032 views
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A lonely tree.1032 views
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Half green, half yellow.1032 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1030 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1029 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1028 views
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Then the other one followed.1027 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1026 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1026 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1025 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1025 views
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Larches in backlight.1023 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1020 views
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A larch twig.1020 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.1019 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.1019 views
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A tree stump.1018 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1016 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1014 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1014 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1011 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1010 views
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Stairway.1009 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1008 views
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It was getting better and better.1008 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1008 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1007 views
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Green leaves turning red.1006 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1006 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1005 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1005 views
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Daisy1001 views
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A path leading to the larches.1001 views
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More trees.1000 views
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Play of light and shadow.1000 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.999 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.998 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.997 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.997 views
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Grass in backlight.997 views
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The colors shone brightly.995 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.994 views
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Larches in all their glory.994 views
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An old drinking trough.993 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.993 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.992 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.991 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.990 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.988 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.988 views
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Colorful slopes.987 views
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Trees turning yellow.985 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.985 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.982 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.980 views
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Patterns of the fields.980 views
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Grass in the water.977 views
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The slope full of larch trees.976 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.976 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.973 views
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Looking up.973 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.972 views
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The larch and the moon.971 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...969 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.969 views
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Golden fern leaves.969 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.968 views
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Larches and firs.967 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.963 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.961 views
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The last view before heading out.961 views
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A leaf and dew drops.961 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.959 views
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Beech leaves.958 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.956 views
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Close-up of the leaf.956 views
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Reflections.952 views
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Larch twig.950 views
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The sun was getting higher.948 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.948 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.948 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.942 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.941 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.940 views
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Looking up.939 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.939 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.936 views
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Waiting for the sunrise935 views
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A shepherd's hut.934 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.927 views
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Red fir twig.927 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.924 views
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In the forest.924 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.865 views
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