The road stretched in both directions - there were mountains towards the north...
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. Mt. Triglav in the background.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. A detail from a wooden cabin.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. A detail from a wooden cabin.
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Pokljuka.
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Driving from Pokljuka to Bohinj we discovered a newly formed lake. It really must have rained a lot here! :)
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Lake Bohinj.
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A canoe on Lake Bohinj.
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Puddles on a Lake Bohinj pier.
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Lake Bohinj reflection.
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Lake Bohinj reflection.
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The beginning of fall colors.
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The beginning of fall colors.
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Ripples on Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Bohinj in the late afternoon.
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Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Bohinj and ducks.
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.
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Around Bohinj.
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Around Bohinj.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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Vrata Valley and the infamous Mt. Triglav's north face.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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Sheep below Vršič Pass.
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Sheep below Vršič Pass.
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Larches below Vršič Pass were still green.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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In the afternoon we drove to the Mangart Pass. On the way there is a beautiful beech forest.
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Views from the Mangart pass road.
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Views from the Mangart pass towards Italy.
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Luka joined us for a few hours.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass and Mt. Mangart.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mt. Mangart.
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Last sun rays from Mangart pass.
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Last sun rays from Mangart pass.
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Views from the Mangart pass towards Italy.
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Mt. Mangart just after sunset.
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Mt Mangart before moonrise.
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Silhouettes at Mangart pass.
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Star trails at Mangart pass in moonlight.
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Soča River at Kobarid.
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Lepena Valley.
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Lepena Valley.
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Lepena Valley.
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Playing with beeches in the Lepena Valley.
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.
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Ruins of an old house in the Lepena Valley.
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Soča River canyon (Korita Soče).
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Trenta Valley.
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Dr. Julius Kugy monument in the Trenta Valley.
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Dr. Julius Kugy monument in the Trenta Valley.
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Views of Bovec.
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Views of Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec. Mt. Svinjak in the background.
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Morning mists around Bovec. A tractor and a tree.
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A tree in morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning dew.
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Morning dew.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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Morning mists around Bovec.
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On the way back to Ljubljana over Predel Pass we saw Mt. Mangart again.
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The village of Strmec.
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A fort close to Predel Pass.
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Rabelj Lake (Lago del Predil) in Italy.
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Larches and mountains and blue skies.
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.
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The views of the mountains we'd climbed that day.
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Huts and mountains.
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Meadows and mountains. For the B&W version place the cursor over the photo.
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We took a different turn and climbed to the pass that leads to the other side of the mountains, to the isolated beaches of Cofete.
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.
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We were surrounded by mountains.
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I preferred the views of Bled from Ojstrica to those from Osojnica.
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We reached the top of Osojnica at the last moment as the sun was already very low.
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Lake from Osojnica.
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Bled Island and Bled Castle.
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Bled Island.
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Bled.
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After waiting for over an hour for the full moon to rise, I took a few pictures of the hill, church and mountains in the subtle dusk light.
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First sunrays from behind the mountains.
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The sun peeking out from between the mountains and the clouds...
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After a two-hour ascend from Lake Bohinj we arrived at the Komna hut at 1520 meters above sea level. We just caught the last sun rays washing over the surrounding mountains.
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Planina Jezerca
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No more snow below Mt. Krvavec.
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Higher up the slope was still covered with snow.
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Fresh air, yay!
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T-bar lifts.
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Mt. Krvavec.
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Kamnik in the distance.
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Smog in the valley.
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Layers.
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Mt. Krvavec hut and Mt. Storžič in the background.
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St. Primož chapel.
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Kamniški vrh.
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Soon the light turned warm orange.
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At the Vratca pass (1803 meters above sea level) we had breakfast. Sitting in the grass we admired the views over the surrounding mountains.
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We hurried back toward the car.
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Crystals in the snow.
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Sun going down.
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Almost sunset time.
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The Julian Alps in the distance.
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Sun rays.
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Sun rays.
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Mt. Storžič in sweet light.
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Mt. Triglav.
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Sunset.
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After sunset.
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Silhouettes.
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More flowers. Any way you look at the lake and the mountains, it's spectacular.
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Mt. Triglav and a paraglider.
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Stari vrh ski slopes.
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Right after sunset it was peaceful for a minute or two.
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Then the sky exploded into fiery pink and red.
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It was magnificent.
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Crazy sunset colors.
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The show only lasted a few minutes.
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Then the colors faded.
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And soon everything was bluish and dark.
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Dark mountains and dark clouds.
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Mountains above Bohinj.
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Planina Javornik in the sun.
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Planina Javornik with Viševnik, Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Selišnik and Triglav in the background.
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Planina Javornik
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Snow.
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Snow.
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Cross country skiing.
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Planina Javornik.
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Pokljuka.
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Pokljuka.
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Forest.
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Forest on speed. :)
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