A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.973 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.850 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.669 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.554 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.514 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.335 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.334 views
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Stairway.332 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.328 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)325 views
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Another slope with electric wires.321 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.320 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.318 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!316 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.309 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.309 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.309 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.309 views
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A larch twig.307 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.305 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.302 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.302 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.301 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.298 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.298 views
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A play of light and shadow.295 views
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The larches were still vivid color.295 views
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Color red.295 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.294 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.294 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.293 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.293 views
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A hill with a chapel.293 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.292 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.292 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.289 views
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A view of a forested valley.288 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.288 views
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Then the other one followed.287 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.286 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.285 views
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Half green, half yellow.285 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.281 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.280 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.280 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.279 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.279 views
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Larches in all their glory.278 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.277 views
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And he was in the air too.276 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...273 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.272 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.272 views
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Another colorful slope.269 views
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The church perched on a hill.269 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.268 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.268 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.268 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.268 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.267 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.267 views
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The wind took them to the south...267 views
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Larches in backlight.267 views
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More trees.265 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.264 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...264 views
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Golden fern leaves.264 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.264 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.263 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.262 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...262 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.262 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.261 views
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Threesome.261 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.261 views
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Close-up of the leaf.261 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.260 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.259 views
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It was getting better and better.258 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.258 views
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A lonely tree.258 views
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Grass in backlight.258 views
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Patterns of the fields.257 views
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Play of light and shadow.257 views
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The colors shone brightly.252 views
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Getting closer.252 views
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A path leading to the larches.251 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.250 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.248 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.248 views
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Green leaves turning red.246 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.244 views
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Looking up.243 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.242 views
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The slope full of larch trees.242 views
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Trees turning yellow.240 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.239 views
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Different trees - different colors.239 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.237 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.233 views
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A tree stump.232 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.231 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.229 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.228 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.227 views
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Grass in the water.224 views
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The sun was getting higher.223 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.222 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.222 views
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Daisy222 views
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A leaf and dew drops.220 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.219 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.219 views
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An old drinking trough.219 views
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Reflections.219 views
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Red fir twig.219 views
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Colorful slopes.219 views
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Larches and firs.218 views
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Beech leaves.217 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.216 views
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Waiting for the sunrise215 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.215 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.214 views
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The larch and the moon.209 views
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Looking up.207 views
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A shepherd's hut.205 views
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In the forest.205 views
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The last view before heading out.203 views
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Larch twig.197 views
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