A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.939 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.820 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.635 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.528 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.480 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.308 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.308 views
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Stairway.302 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)297 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.295 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.293 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!290 views
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Another slope with electric wires.289 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.287 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.285 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.283 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.282 views
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A larch twig.280 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.279 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.277 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.274 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.273 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.272 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.271 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.270 views
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The larches were still vivid color.267 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.267 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.267 views
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Color red.267 views
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A view of a forested valley.265 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.265 views
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A hill with a chapel.265 views
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A play of light and shadow.264 views
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Then the other one followed.264 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.263 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.263 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.263 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.260 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.259 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.257 views
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Half green, half yellow.257 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.256 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.254 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.253 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.252 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.251 views
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Another colorful slope.250 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.250 views
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Larches in all their glory.248 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.247 views
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And he was in the air too.247 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.245 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...244 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.243 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.243 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...242 views
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The wind took them to the south...241 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.240 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.239 views
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More trees.238 views
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Larches in backlight.238 views
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The church perched on a hill.238 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.236 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...236 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.235 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.235 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.234 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.234 views
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Threesome.234 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.234 views
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Close-up of the leaf.234 views
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Golden fern leaves.233 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.233 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.232 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.232 views
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It was getting better and better.231 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.231 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.230 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.230 views
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The colors shone brightly.229 views
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Grass in backlight.229 views
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Patterns of the fields.228 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.228 views
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A path leading to the larches.227 views
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A lonely tree.226 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.225 views
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Getting closer.224 views
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Play of light and shadow.223 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.221 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.221 views
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The slope full of larch trees.220 views
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Trees turning yellow.217 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.216 views
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Green leaves turning red.216 views
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Looking up.215 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.215 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.214 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.211 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.210 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.208 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.208 views
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Different trees - different colors.208 views
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A tree stump.205 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.201 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.199 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.199 views
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Grass in the water.198 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.197 views
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Reflections.197 views
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The sun was getting higher.197 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.196 views
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Daisy196 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.194 views
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An old drinking trough.194 views
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Larches and firs.193 views
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A leaf and dew drops.191 views
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Colorful slopes.191 views
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The larch and the moon.190 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.189 views
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Waiting for the sunrise188 views
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Red fir twig.188 views
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Beech leaves.188 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.187 views
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A shepherd's hut.185 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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Looking up.181 views
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The last view before heading out.177 views
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Larch twig.175 views
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