 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1904 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.1616 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.1444 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.1429 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1289 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1055 views
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Threesome.1051 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1047 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.1036 views
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A view of a forested valley.1029 views
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A play of light and shadow.1022 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1010 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1002 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.999 views
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Getting closer.999 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!995 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.994 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.993 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.991 views
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Another slope with electric wires.990 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.988 views
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And he was in the air too.984 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.980 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.978 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.975 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.974 views
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Different trees - different colors.974 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...973 views
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A hill with a chapel.973 views
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Color red.970 views
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Then the other one followed.968 views
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A lonely tree.968 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.967 views
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Another colorful slope.967 views
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The wind took them to the south...967 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.966 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...964 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.963 views
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The church perched on a hill.962 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.960 views
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Stairway.959 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.958 views
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Grass in backlight.958 views
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Green leaves turning red.958 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.957 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.956 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.954 views
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A larch twig.954 views
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Half green, half yellow.953 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.952 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.951 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.950 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.950 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.950 views
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It was getting better and better.949 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.949 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.949 views
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A tree stump.948 views
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The larches were still vivid color.948 views
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Larches in backlight.946 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.945 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.945 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.941 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.940 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.940 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.939 views
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Play of light and shadow.939 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.938 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.936 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.935 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.935 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.933 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.932 views
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Larches in all their glory.931 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.929 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.929 views
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A path leading to the larches.928 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.926 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.926 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.925 views
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More trees.925 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.923 views
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The colors shone brightly.922 views
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Trees turning yellow.921 views
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An old drinking trough.921 views
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Daisy921 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.920 views
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Colorful slopes.919 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.917 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.916 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.915 views
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The slope full of larch trees.912 views
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Grass in the water.910 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.908 views
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The larch and the moon.907 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.907 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.906 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.904 views
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Beech leaves.903 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...903 views
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Looking up.903 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.901 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.899 views
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Golden fern leaves.899 views
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Patterns of the fields.898 views
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Larches and firs.896 views
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The last view before heading out.895 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.893 views
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Reflections.889 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.887 views
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Close-up of the leaf.887 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.883 views
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A leaf and dew drops.879 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.879 views
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Larch twig.878 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.877 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.874 views
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Looking up.871 views
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The sun was getting higher.871 views
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In the forest.871 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.871 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.869 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.865 views
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Waiting for the sunrise864 views
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A shepherd's hut.860 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.859 views
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Red fir twig.857 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.850 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.808 views
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