 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1196 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.1016 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.849 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.762 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.667 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.514 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.500 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.489 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.486 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)481 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.478 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.478 views
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The larches were still vivid color.475 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.471 views
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Getting closer.469 views
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Then the other one followed.463 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.463 views
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Stairway.463 views
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Color red.461 views
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A play of light and shadow.460 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.460 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.457 views
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Threesome.457 views
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Another slope with electric wires.457 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.456 views
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The church perched on a hill.454 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.453 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.452 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.451 views
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A larch twig.450 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!450 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.448 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.448 views
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More trees.446 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.444 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.444 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.443 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.443 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.443 views
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And he was in the air too.442 views
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A hill with a chapel.442 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.441 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.441 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.439 views
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It was getting better and better.438 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...438 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.438 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.437 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.437 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.432 views
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A view of a forested valley.430 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.429 views
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Green leaves turning red.429 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.428 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.427 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.426 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.425 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.425 views
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A tree stump.422 views
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Grass in backlight.421 views
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Larches in all their glory.420 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.419 views
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The wind took them to the south...419 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.415 views
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Larches in backlight.415 views
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Half green, half yellow.413 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.412 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.411 views
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Another colorful slope.410 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.409 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.407 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...407 views
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A path leading to the larches.407 views
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A lonely tree.407 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.406 views
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Different trees - different colors.406 views
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Close-up of the leaf.406 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.405 views
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Patterns of the fields.405 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.404 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.404 views
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Golden fern leaves.404 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.403 views
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Larches and firs.403 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.402 views
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Looking up.402 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.401 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.400 views
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Play of light and shadow.400 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.399 views
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The colors shone brightly.398 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.398 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.397 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.397 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.396 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.395 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.395 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.394 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.391 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.391 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...391 views
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Colorful slopes.385 views
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Grass in the water.384 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.383 views
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Daisy381 views
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An old drinking trough.380 views
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Beech leaves.379 views
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The sun was getting higher.378 views
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The larch and the moon.377 views
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Larch twig.377 views
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The slope full of larch trees.377 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.375 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.374 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.374 views
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Reflections.373 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.372 views
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Trees turning yellow.365 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.365 views
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A leaf and dew drops.365 views
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Looking up.361 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.361 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.360 views
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Waiting for the sunrise357 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.357 views
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A shepherd's hut.357 views
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Red fir twig.356 views
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In the forest.355 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.352 views
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The last view before heading out.344 views
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