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Hiking in the Košuta area
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Early in the morning, I drove to Planina Šija at about 1400 meters above sea level. The area is one big pasture.
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This range above was my destination.
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I left the car and started climbing towards my first peak, Kofce gora.
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The views from the trail towards the south revealed the Kamnik Alps in the distance and smog in the valleys.
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On my right, the highest peak I was going to climb that day, Kladivo, could be seen.
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Panoramic view.
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The crest of the whole range is also the border. Here I was, standing with one foot in Slovenia and with the other in Austria.
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The trail from Kofce gora to the next peak, Kladivo.
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Here you can see the nature of the whole range: grassy on the Slovenian side and steep and rocky on the Austrian side.
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Soon I was standing on top of Kladivo at 2094 meters above sea level.
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Even Triglav, Slovenian highest mountain, could be seen in the distance.
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Looking down to Planina Šija.
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Another panorama from the top of Kladivo.
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I only met a few other mountaineers and was surprised that the nice weather didn't attract more people.
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The rest of the range to the east. The last peak on the left is the Košutnikov turn, the highest mountain in Košuta range.
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Tiny red flowers.
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I had to descend to a small saddle in the crest from where a trail forked off to the valley.
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Planina Šija and Pungrat below.
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A slightly different panorama. :)
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Trees and a track.
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How this old tree roots got up here is a mystery to me.
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A fish? ;)
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Detail in wood.
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Diagonal.
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A blaze on a rock.
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Red flowers up-close.
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Grass and heather.
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Views back towards where I came from.
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Here I took the trail leading down to the valley.
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Getting close to my starting point.
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After the hike, I took a detour returning home. I explored some dirt roads in the area, and from here I could actually see the mountain range I had just climbed.
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Backlit grass.
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Backlit grass.
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Mountain silhouettes.
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