After parking the car on the Pokljuka Plateau, we started ascending the ski slope. The clouds looked really oppressive and we feared rain.186 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor186 views
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Pokljuka forests.186 views
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Colorful houses.186 views
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Walking along the Unica river at Planinsko polje.186 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)186 views
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Tübingen's Collegiate Church.186 views
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A tower and sheep.186 views
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Early Saturday morning we took the skibus up to the Rettenbach glacier, and we could already see the race track.186 views
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On Sunday, I took some more photos at the other glacier where there is a viewing bridge suspended from a mountain.186 views
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Ted Ligety making a turn.186 views
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The cars made it out of their parking spots without their owners having to shovel the snow.186 views
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I walked to the other side of town ...186 views
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... where somebody forgot about their laundry! Poor rug and shirts!186 views
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Photographers were hard at work.186 views
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Green waves.186 views
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Patterns of the ground.186 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.186 views
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Terraces.186 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.186 views
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... the ponds clear ...186 views
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Looking toward the other side, the fog had already started to creep up from the valley.186 views
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End of day.186 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.186 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.186 views
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Woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)186 views
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View of towns below.186 views
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Red and green carpet.186 views
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Kotliči.186 views
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Štruca.186 views
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The sun above Krvavec.186 views
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A hiker's heaven.186 views
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Rock faces of Debela peč above the Krma valley.186 views
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A tree stump.186 views
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Backlit larches.186 views
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Larches at the Vrsic road in the late afternoon light.186 views
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Grintovec in all its glory.186 views
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Vltava weir at sunset.186 views
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Berlin Cathedral.186 views
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From here on there was no defined trail and I had to trudge through the heavy snow.186 views
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Smog in the valley.186 views
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Trenta Valley.186 views
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Inside the tower.186 views
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Old dilapidated house at the Sečovlje salt pans.186 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.186 views
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A shepherd's hut.185 views
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Roads are being built all the time and the one from Rijeka to the south is quite an architectural feat. Not for the faint-hearted!185 views
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Under the small natural bridge.185 views
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A chapel.185 views
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Built in 1531, the mosque is considered the most important Islamic structure in BiH and one of the world's finest examples of Ottoman architecture.185 views
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Young corn.185 views
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Velika planina plateau in the foreground and Mt. Krvavec in the background.185 views
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Driving through Italy offered wonderful views of the fall-colored slopes.185 views
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One of the Slovenian skiers.185 views
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One of the many skilift rides I took that day.185 views
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Then we went for a quick ride around town to capture some more pictures.185 views
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The slopes still radiated fall colors.185 views
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No snow under the chairlift.185 views
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Ted Ligety was the only one of the top three racers who appeared at the press conference.185 views
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... to an old building ...185 views
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Streak of light.185 views
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At the top (1666 meters above sea level).185 views
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Alone.185 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)185 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)185 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.185 views
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We skipped breakfast and started at about 7 a.m., drove across the whole island and arrived at the town of Morro Jable at about 9 a.m. The place is quite touristy, but our main interest was the beach.185 views
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This bench on the ridge below the summit offers great views and is a great pit stop before the final stretch of the climb.185 views
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... and cows were wandering around.185 views
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Velika planina.185 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.185 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.185 views
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At the top.185 views
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Tired Sandi. :)185 views
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Another section of the ski ground that was still closed.185 views
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Lots of fresh snow.185 views
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A viewing platform suspended from the mountain was closedfor visitors as it was being cleared of snow and ice.185 views
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Yellow snowmaking gun.185 views
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Denise Karbon at the press conference.185 views
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After sunset from our balcony.185 views
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A cable car.185 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.185 views
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More ski pistes in the distance.185 views
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37.185 views
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Benjamin Raich.185 views
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The clearing.185 views
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Lake Jasna at Kranjska Gora.185 views
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Backlit tree at Lake Jasna.185 views
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Ducks at Lake Jasna.185 views
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Larch branches.185 views
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Church of St Peter and St Paul at Vyšehrad.185 views
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Swans on Vltava.185 views
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The mighty Rjavina rock face.185 views
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A few helicopters flew around Mala planina, I think they were bringing building material was one of the huts.185 views
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Mala planina.185 views
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Piran from the town wall.185 views
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Kamnik.185 views
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The Kamnik Alps towards the north.185 views
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Mali grad chapel.185 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.185 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor184 views
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Walking along the Unica river at Planinsko polje.184 views
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The ground was still soggy from the melted snow.184 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)184 views
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The panoramic view from the top cable car station.184 views
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Skiers were waiting to ski down the slope.184 views
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I returned to the race just in time for the best skiers of the second run.184 views
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Ligety in the finish arena.184 views
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Battling the wind and snow.184 views
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The cabins are almost completely covered with snow.184 views
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Patterns.184 views
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Photographers.184 views
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Snowy landscape.184 views
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Postcard.184 views
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There was an interesting cloud over Mt. Planjava.184 views
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Dark clouds behind Mt. Ojstrica at 11 a.m. ...184 views
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Back in the forest I couldn't stop wondering at its lush green color.184 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.184 views
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Trenta.184 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.184 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.184 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.184 views
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Brana in pink.184 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.184 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.184 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.184 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).184 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.184 views
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The trail follows the ridge.184 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.184 views
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Only a few sun rays penetrated the cloud cover.184 views
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Through the fence.184 views
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The view from the platform.184 views
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Pattern.184 views
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The GS course.184 views
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After the end of the race.184 views
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View from our apartment balcony.184 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.184 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.184 views
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The Erjavec hut.184 views
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Through the larches.184 views
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The whole slope exploded in fiery colors.184 views
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Spik in alpenglow.184 views
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The astronomica clock on the Old Town Hall Tower.184 views
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Vyšehrad, Vltava and Prague.184 views
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Vyšehrad park.184 views
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"Ginger and Fred" building.184 views
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Alexanderplatz.184 views
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Soon I reached the Lipanca hut with my destination, Mt. Mrežce, looming over it.184 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.184 views
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Mt. Slivnica and hoarfrost184 views
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More frost in the Sečovlje salt pans.184 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.183 views
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In the forest.183 views
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Kamniški vrh and Sv. Ana church in Tunjice.183 views
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Stari grad above Kamnik.183 views
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Mengeš after sunset.183 views
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A path.183 views
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The area is full of small lakes that were now almost frozen.183 views
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... across the grassy plains ...183 views
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The steep slope proved to be a challenge for many skiers as it was full of bumps and ruts quite soon.183 views
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Backlit.183 views
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Mt. Ojstrica.183 views
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The tripod helped me play with long exposures.183 views
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Rolling hills and Mt. Ojstrica in the background.183 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage.183 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.183 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.183 views
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The light changed again, this time to bluish.183 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.183 views
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Fiery Rinke.183 views
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On the scree below Skuta.183 views
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Skuta.183 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.183 views
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A puddle.183 views
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.183 views
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.183 views
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Keep this way.183 views
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Ducks at Lake Jasna.183 views
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Zelenci just after sunset.183 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.183 views
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