 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1668 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.1388 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.1233 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.1165 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1060 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.833 views
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Threesome.828 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)817 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.804 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.801 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.795 views
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A play of light and shadow.792 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.787 views
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A view of a forested valley.783 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.781 views
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Color red.779 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.778 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.771 views
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Another slope with electric wires.771 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.769 views
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Getting closer.766 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!764 views
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And he was in the air too.757 views
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The wind took them to the south...756 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.753 views
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Another colorful slope.752 views
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The larches were still vivid color.751 views
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A lonely tree.751 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.749 views
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The church perched on a hill.746 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...744 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.743 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.742 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.742 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.741 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.741 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.740 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.740 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.740 views
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A hill with a chapel.740 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.739 views
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Larches in all their glory.739 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.737 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.736 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.735 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.735 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.735 views
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A larch twig.734 views
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Green leaves turning red.734 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.733 views
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Different trees - different colors.732 views
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Stairway.732 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.731 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.730 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.730 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.729 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.728 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.728 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.727 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.727 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.726 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.725 views
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Half green, half yellow.725 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.724 views
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A tree stump.723 views
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Colorful slopes.722 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.721 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.720 views
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Then the other one followed.720 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...720 views
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Larches in backlight.719 views
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It was getting better and better.718 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.718 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.718 views
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The colors shone brightly.717 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.717 views
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Play of light and shadow.717 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.714 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.714 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.714 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.714 views
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Trees turning yellow.713 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.711 views
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Daisy710 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.709 views
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Grass in the water.708 views
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An old drinking trough.707 views
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A path leading to the larches.707 views
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Grass in backlight.706 views
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The larch and the moon.704 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.704 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.704 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...703 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.702 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.700 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.700 views
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Reflections.696 views
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Close-up of the leaf.694 views
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More trees.693 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.690 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.690 views
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Looking up.689 views
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Patterns of the fields.688 views
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Looking up.686 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.684 views
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Beech leaves.683 views
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Golden fern leaves.683 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.683 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.679 views
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The slope full of larch trees.678 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.676 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.676 views
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Larches and firs.672 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.671 views
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The sun was getting higher.669 views
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A leaf and dew drops.669 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.667 views
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A shepherd's hut.663 views
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The last view before heading out.661 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.658 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.657 views
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Larch twig.656 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.656 views
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Red fir twig.655 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.654 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.653 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.637 views
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In the forest.627 views
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Waiting for the sunrise619 views
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