A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.946 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.830 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.643 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.535 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.491 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.316 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.314 views
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Stairway.312 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)306 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.304 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.300 views
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Another slope with electric wires.299 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!296 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.293 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.291 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.289 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.288 views
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A larch twig.287 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.285 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.283 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.280 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.279 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.279 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.278 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.276 views
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Color red.276 views
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The larches were still vivid color.275 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.274 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.274 views
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A hill with a chapel.274 views
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A play of light and shadow.272 views
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A view of a forested valley.271 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.271 views
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Then the other one followed.271 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.270 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.270 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.270 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.267 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.267 views
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Half green, half yellow.265 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.264 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.264 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.263 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.261 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.261 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.261 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.259 views
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Another colorful slope.256 views
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And he was in the air too.256 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.255 views
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Larches in all their glory.255 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.254 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...253 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...253 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.252 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.251 views
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The church perched on a hill.250 views
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The wind took them to the south...249 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.249 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.247 views
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More trees.246 views
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Larches in backlight.245 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.245 views
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Close-up of the leaf.245 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.245 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.244 views
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Golden fern leaves.244 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.244 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.243 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...243 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.242 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.242 views
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Threesome.241 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.241 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.240 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.239 views
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Grass in backlight.239 views
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Patterns of the fields.239 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.238 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.238 views
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It was getting better and better.237 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.237 views
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The colors shone brightly.235 views
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A path leading to the larches.234 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.234 views
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Getting closer.233 views
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A lonely tree.232 views
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Play of light and shadow.232 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.230 views
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The slope full of larch trees.227 views
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Green leaves turning red.227 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.226 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.226 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.224 views
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Trees turning yellow.223 views
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Looking up.222 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.221 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.216 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.215 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.215 views
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Different trees - different colors.215 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.214 views
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A tree stump.212 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.208 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.207 views
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Reflections.207 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.206 views
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The sun was getting higher.206 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.205 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.204 views
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Grass in the water.204 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.203 views
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Daisy203 views
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An old drinking trough.202 views
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Larches and firs.201 views
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A leaf and dew drops.199 views
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Colorful slopes.199 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.198 views
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Waiting for the sunrise196 views
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The larch and the moon.196 views
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Red fir twig.196 views
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Beech leaves.196 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.195 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.192 views
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A shepherd's hut.191 views
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Looking up.190 views
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In the forest.190 views
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The last view before heading out.185 views
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Larch twig.184 views
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