 Most viewed - October 2005
|
A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2166 views
|
|
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.1873 views
|
|
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.1717 views
|
|
As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.1669 views
|
|
1588 views
|
|
A flock of birds got scared of the car.1551 views
|
|
I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1305 views
|
|
Threesome.1305 views
|
|
Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.1304 views
|
|
A view of a forested valley.1297 views
|
|
1295 views
|
|
1290 views
|
|
A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1284 views
|
|
1274 views
|
|
Another slope with electric wires.1266 views
|
|
1257 views
|
|
Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1257 views
|
|
And he was in the air too.1256 views
|
|
1251 views
|
|
1251 views
|
|
Another colorful slope.1251 views
|
|
Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.1251 views
|
|
There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1250 views
|
|
Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1248 views
|
|
Getting closer.1248 views
|
|
Looking up provided great photo ops.1246 views
|
|
Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1246 views
|
|
The church perched on a hill.1239 views
|
|
A play of light and shadow.1236 views
|
|
A hill with a chapel.1236 views
|
|
1233 views
|
|
1232 views
|
|
Color red.1230 views
|
|
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.1229 views
|
|
The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1228 views
|
|
In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1224 views
|
|
1222 views
|
|
Different trees - different colors.1222 views
|
|
Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1221 views
|
|
What I came for - chestnuts.1220 views
|
|
An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1219 views
|
|
Then the other one followed.1219 views
|
|
Half green, half yellow.1219 views
|
|
There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1219 views
|
|
1217 views
|
|
1216 views
|
|
The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1216 views
|
|
1214 views
|
|
... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1214 views
|
|
The wind took them to the south...1213 views
|
|
A lonely tree.1213 views
|
|
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.1212 views
|
|
To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1211 views
|
|
1207 views
|
|
The first one ran down the hill and took off.1207 views
|
|
1206 views
|
|
Larches in backlight.1206 views
|
|
The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1203 views
|
|
I waited for a train, but none came.1202 views
|
|
Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.1202 views
|
|
... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1200 views
|
|
On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1199 views
|
|
A tree stump.1198 views
|
|
A larch twig.1198 views
|
|
1197 views
|
|
Grass in backlight.1197 views
|
|
Stairway.1197 views
|
|
It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1196 views
|
|
An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1196 views
|
|
1194 views
|
|
1193 views
|
|
1191 views
|
|
This is the altitude where the pine grows.1191 views
|
|
A trail through the pines and over the scree.1191 views
|
|
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.1191 views
|
|
1190 views
|
|
The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1189 views
|
|
1188 views
|
|
More trees.1188 views
|
|
The larches were still vivid color.1187 views
|
|
Daisy1186 views
|
|
1184 views
|
|
It was getting better and better.1184 views
|
|
It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.1183 views
|
|
When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1183 views
|
|
1182 views
|
|
Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1181 views
|
|
1180 views
|
|
The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1179 views
|
|
An old drinking trough.1179 views
|
|
A path leading to the larches.1179 views
|
|
I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1178 views
|
|
Green leaves turning red.1178 views
|
|
1177 views
|
|
Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1177 views
|
|
I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1175 views
|
|
They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1174 views
|
|
Trees, meadows and a tractor.1173 views
|
|
After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1172 views
|
|
Another patch of grass in the water hole.1171 views
|
|
Clouds bathing in the sun.1169 views
|
|
Looking up towards the blue sky.1169 views
|
|
It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1168 views
|
|
1166 views
|
|
1166 views
|
|
Play of light and shadow.1166 views
|
|
Trees turning yellow.1165 views
|
|
A tractor on its way to the fields.1165 views
|
|
1164 views
|
|
... 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.1164 views
|
|
1162 views
|
|
The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1161 views
|
|
1160 views
|
|
A chapel on top of a hill.1160 views
|
|
Looking up.1159 views
|
|
1158 views
|
|
The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1158 views
|
|
Larches in all their glory.1158 views
|
|
The colors shone brightly.1156 views
|
|
Golden fern leaves.1156 views
|
|
Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1155 views
|
|
Larches and firs.1154 views
|
|
1153 views
|
|
Colorful slopes.1153 views
|
|
Grass in the water.1152 views
|
|
1151 views
|
|
1151 views
|
|
1150 views
|
|
... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1148 views
|
|
This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1148 views
|
|
Patterns of the fields.1148 views
|
|
1147 views
|
|
1145 views
|
|
Golden fern leaves 2.1145 views
|
|
A small water hole offered great reflections.1143 views
|
|
On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1143 views
|
|
The slope full of larch trees.1142 views
|
|
1140 views
|
|
When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1139 views
|
|
The larch and the moon.1136 views
|
|
1133 views
|
|
Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1133 views
|
|
A plant covered in larch needles.1132 views
|
|
Close-up of the leaf.1131 views
|
|
1129 views
|
|
Beech leaves.1128 views
|
|
The view from the saddle to the south...1128 views
|
|
The sun was getting higher.1126 views
|
|
I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.1126 views
|
|
Larch twig.1125 views
|
|
1123 views
|
|
Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.1123 views
|
|
The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1121 views
|
|
In the forest.1120 views
|
|
1119 views
|
|
I just couldn't get enough of the view.1119 views
|
|
Reflections.1119 views
|
|
In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.1119 views
|
|
The last view before heading out.1118 views
|
|
1116 views
|
|
1115 views
|
|
1114 views
|
|
Waiting for the sunrise1111 views
|
|
1110 views
|
|
A leaf and dew drops.1109 views
|
|
I still wasn't at the top of the hill.1108 views
|
|
Great colors anywhere I looked.1108 views
|
|
1107 views
|
|
1106 views
|
|
Two leaves ready to fall off.1106 views
|
|
A shepherd's hut.1103 views
|
|
Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.1100 views
|
|
1099 views
|
|
Looking up.1099 views
|
|
Red fir twig.1096 views
|
|
1094 views
|
|
It was getting more and more dramatic.1088 views
|
|
This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.1083 views
|
|
The clouds made it quite interesting.1059 views
|
|
1057 views
|
|
1044 views
|
|
1040 views
|
|
1033 views
|
|
1025 views
|
|
1020 views
|
|
1018 views
|
|
1013 views
|
|
1005 views
|
|
996 views
|
|
993 views
|
|
976 views
|
|
973 views
|
|
967 views
|
|
955 views
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Login
Album list
Last uploads
Last comments
Top rated
My Favorites
Search