A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.988 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.863 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.683 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.570 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.531 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.352 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.348 views
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Stairway.347 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.346 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)338 views
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Another slope with electric wires.337 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.335 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.334 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!331 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.327 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.325 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.324 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.323 views
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A larch twig.322 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.319 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.318 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.316 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.316 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.315 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.314 views
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A play of light and shadow.311 views
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The larches were still vivid color.311 views
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Color red.309 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.308 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.308 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.307 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.307 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.307 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.306 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.306 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.305 views
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A hill with a chapel.305 views
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Then the other one followed.303 views
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Half green, half yellow.302 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.300 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.299 views
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A view of a forested valley.299 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.299 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.297 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.296 views
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Larches in all their glory.294 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.293 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.293 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.293 views
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And he was in the air too.292 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...290 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.290 views
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Another colorful slope.288 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.288 views
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The church perched on a hill.288 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.285 views
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Larches in backlight.285 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.284 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.284 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.283 views
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The wind took them to the south...283 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.283 views
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More trees.282 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.282 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.281 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.280 views
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Golden fern leaves.280 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.278 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...277 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.276 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.276 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...276 views
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Threesome.276 views
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It was getting better and better.275 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.275 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.275 views
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Close-up of the leaf.275 views
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Play of light and shadow.275 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.274 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.274 views
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Grass in backlight.274 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.274 views
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A lonely tree.272 views
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A path leading to the larches.270 views
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Patterns of the fields.269 views
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The colors shone brightly.268 views
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Getting closer.267 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.266 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.263 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.262 views
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Looking up.261 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.260 views
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Green leaves turning red.258 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.256 views
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The slope full of larch trees.256 views
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Different trees - different colors.255 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.254 views
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Trees turning yellow.252 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.251 views
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A tree stump.248 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.246 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.246 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.246 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.243 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.243 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.240 views
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The sun was getting higher.238 views
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Grass in the water.238 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.237 views
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A leaf and dew drops.236 views
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Daisy236 views
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Colorful slopes.235 views
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Larches and firs.234 views
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An old drinking trough.234 views
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Red fir twig.234 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.233 views
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Reflections.232 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.232 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.231 views
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Beech leaves.231 views
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Waiting for the sunrise230 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.230 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.229 views
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Looking up.225 views
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The larch and the moon.223 views
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In the forest.223 views
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A shepherd's hut.222 views
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The last view before heading out.220 views
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Larch twig.213 views
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