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Mt. Debela peč in the fall
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It took us over half an hour to climb through the forest from the parking lot to Blejska hut. The sun hadn't come up yet.
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As soon as we started up the path beyond the hut, the sun appeared from behind the clouds.
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The sunrise and the Pokljuka plateau.
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Morning mist at the Javornik pasture.
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Morning mist at the Javornik pasture.
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Blejska hut from the path to Mt. Debela peč.
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The sun soon illuminated the peaks above us.
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Larch-covered slopes everywhere.
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Golden larches in the morning sun.
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As we climbed higher, the gently ascending path led us through larches and rocks.
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Everywhere we looked were more larches.
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The blue sky soon gave way to ominous dark clouds and we hurried toward the summit to catch the views.
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Panorama below the summit.
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Mt. Triglav in all its glory.
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The final slope of Debela peč.
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Views from the top at 2014 meters above sea level towards the Julian Alps and Triglav that got shrouded in clouds fast.
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Tanja on her way up.
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Rocky north face and larches.
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Krma Valley down below.
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Krma Valley offered some interesting patterns with its trees.
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The weather was now cloudy, everything was grey. Happy for having had a sunny beginning of our hike and sad at the same time because photo-ops were apparently over for that day, we left Debela peč.
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We continued on the ridge toward the next peak, Mt. Brda.
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Jackdaws are always waiting for a bite.
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Tanja and I were sad because the sun was gone.
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Mountain flora.
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Descending from Mt. Brda.
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Surprise, surprise! The clouds went away and the skies turned blue again! We were happy!
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We stopped from time to time to enjoy the views and take photos.
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Mt. Brda.
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The floor of Krma Valley is a long way down.
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With blue skies and puffy white clouds we couldn't be happier.
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Rugged south face of Mt. Rjavina.
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Panoramic view of Mt. Triglav and its surroundings.
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There were a few steep sections of the trail with steel ropes.
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Going down before going up again.
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Just before the last peak we climbed that day, Mt. Mrežce.
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The end of Krma Valley in deep shadows.
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By now the mist on the Javornik meadow was gone.
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Another steep section of the trail.
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There was Blejska hut, half hour down the slope.
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We were surprised that not many other hikers were around.
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But then the weather changed once more. I just caught the last sunrays here, then it got dark again.
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Just imagine there is Mt. Triglav in the clouds. :)
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The trail back to our starting point led through some more larch trees.
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Old larches.
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Relaxing.
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We had lunch at Blejska hut from where we could see the peaks we had just climbed.
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Blejska hut and Pokljuka in the background.
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The glorious weather was back again.
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Fiery larches.
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Panoramic view at Blejska hut.
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Sunray.
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Leaving the hut and looking back for the last time before descending into the woods.
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The hut and a boy.
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Before going home, we stopped at the Javornik meadow that could be seen so beautifully from our hike.
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A detail in wood.
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The views of the mountains we'd climbed that day.
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There are quite a few shepherd's huts.
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There was an interesting cloud forming above Debela peč.
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Huts and mountains.
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An old decayed hut.
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Two spruces.
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A hut and Debela peč. For the B&W version place the cursor over the photo.
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Meadows and mountains. For the B&W version place the cursor over the photo.
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