 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1411 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.1185 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.1048 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.939 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.843 views
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Threesome.656 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.655 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.640 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.638 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.636 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.626 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.621 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)621 views
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Stairway.619 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.618 views
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The larches were still vivid color.617 views
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Getting closer.615 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.614 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.606 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.603 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.603 views
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A larch twig.601 views
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Color red.601 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.600 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.600 views
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And he was in the air too.599 views
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A play of light and shadow.595 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.594 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!594 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...593 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.593 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.593 views
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More trees.593 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.593 views
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Another slope with electric wires.593 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.592 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.591 views
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It was getting better and better.589 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.589 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.589 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.588 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.586 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.584 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.583 views
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Then the other one followed.583 views
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The church perched on a hill.582 views
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A view of a forested valley.581 views
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Another colorful slope.580 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.579 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.577 views
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Larches in all their glory.577 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.576 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.572 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.572 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.572 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.571 views
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Green leaves turning red.571 views
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A hill with a chapel.571 views
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Larches in backlight.570 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.567 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.567 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.566 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.566 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.565 views
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Different trees - different colors.563 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.562 views
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A lonely tree.561 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.561 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.561 views
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A tree stump.560 views
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Grass in backlight.559 views
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The larch and the moon.558 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.557 views
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A path leading to the larches.557 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.557 views
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Larches and firs.556 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.556 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.555 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.555 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.554 views
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Colorful slopes.554 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.553 views
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Half green, half yellow.552 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.552 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.550 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.549 views
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Grass in the water.549 views
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The wind took them to the south...548 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.547 views
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Reflections.547 views
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Looking up.546 views
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Play of light and shadow.543 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.542 views
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Patterns of the fields.542 views
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Beech leaves.541 views
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Close-up of the leaf.540 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.539 views
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An old drinking trough.539 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...539 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.538 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.538 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...537 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.537 views
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Golden fern leaves.537 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.535 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.535 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.533 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.530 views
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Daisy530 views
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The colors shone brightly.530 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.526 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.525 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.522 views
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The sun was getting higher.520 views
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Looking up.517 views
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Trees turning yellow.516 views
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The slope full of larch trees.513 views
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Larch twig.512 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.506 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.505 views
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A leaf and dew drops.504 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.502 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.496 views
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Waiting for the sunrise493 views
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A shepherd's hut.493 views
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The last view before heading out.488 views
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Red fir twig.488 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.486 views
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In the forest.483 views
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