 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2010 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.1736 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.1570 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.1530 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1406 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1166 views
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Threesome.1165 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.1161 views
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A view of a forested valley.1159 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1156 views
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A play of light and shadow.1129 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1126 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1124 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1119 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1117 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1117 views
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And he was in the air too.1116 views
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Getting closer.1109 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.1106 views
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Different trees - different colors.1104 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.1103 views
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A hill with a chapel.1103 views
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Color red.1101 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1100 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.1098 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1097 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1096 views
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Another colorful slope.1094 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1093 views
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The church perched on a hill.1090 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1087 views
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Half green, half yellow.1087 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1085 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1085 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1084 views
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The wind took them to the south...1084 views
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A lonely tree.1081 views
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Then the other one followed.1079 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1077 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1076 views
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A tree stump.1075 views
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Larches in backlight.1075 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1072 views
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A larch twig.1072 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.1071 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1069 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1069 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1068 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1067 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1066 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1064 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.1064 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1062 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.1060 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1058 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1057 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1056 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1055 views
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More trees.1055 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1053 views
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A path leading to the larches.1053 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1052 views
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Stairway.1052 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1051 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1049 views
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Trees turning yellow.1048 views
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It was getting better and better.1047 views
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Grass in backlight.1047 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1045 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1043 views
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An old drinking trough.1041 views
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Daisy1041 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1041 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1040 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1040 views
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Green leaves turning red.1040 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1035 views
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Larches in all their glory.1035 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.1034 views
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The colors shone brightly.1033 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1033 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1032 views
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Play of light and shadow.1032 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1031 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1031 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1029 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1028 views
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Colorful slopes.1024 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1023 views
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Looking up.1022 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1020 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1020 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1019 views
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Patterns of the fields.1019 views
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Grass in the water.1017 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1017 views
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Golden fern leaves.1016 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1016 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1015 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.1013 views
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Larches and firs.1012 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1011 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1010 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...1004 views
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The larch and the moon.1002 views
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A leaf and dew drops.1000 views
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The last view before heading out.999 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.996 views
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Beech leaves.994 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.994 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.992 views
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Reflections.992 views
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The sun was getting higher.992 views
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Waiting for the sunrise991 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.991 views
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Close-up of the leaf.991 views
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Larch twig.990 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.987 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.983 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.982 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.979 views
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In the forest.978 views
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Looking up.975 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.975 views
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A shepherd's hut.974 views
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Red fir twig.970 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.967 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.961 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.917 views
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