Panorama from Zeleni rob inn before returning home.Mar 30, 2009
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.Mar 30, 2009
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Dark clouds behind Mt. Ojstrica at 11 a.m. ...Mar 30, 2009
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Velika planina.Mar 30, 2009
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Another typical cottage.Mar 30, 2009
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A typical Velika planina cottage.Mar 30, 2009
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Rolling hills and Mt. Ojstrica in the background.Mar 30, 2009
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Cloud-capped Mts. Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta and Rinka.Mar 30, 2009
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Looking towards Mt. Krvavec.Mar 30, 2009
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Off-piste skiing.Mar 30, 2009
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There was an interesting cloud over Mt. Planjava.Mar 30, 2009
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.Mar 30, 2009
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A classic view of the Kamnik Alps.Mar 30, 2009
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Into the blue night.Mar 20, 2009
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The last look towards the chapel.Mar 20, 2009
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Here it was already pretty dark.Mar 20, 2009
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More cottages in the dusk.Mar 20, 2009
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Cottages in the duskMar 20, 2009
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In the soft bluish and pinkish light we returned the way we had come.Mar 20, 2009
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What is he doing? ;)Mar 20, 2009
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It was time to head back to the valley.Mar 20, 2009
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Soon the light turn pinkish.Mar 20, 2009
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A classic view.Mar 20, 2009
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Dehydration is a b.... :)Mar 20, 2009
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Photographers.Mar 20, 2009
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The sun was gone.Mar 20, 2009
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And we marched on.Mar 20, 2009
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Before we knew it, the sun was saying goodbye.Mar 20, 2009
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The same chapel with the fun lens.Mar 20, 2009
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The ever photogenic chapel.Mar 20, 2009
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Underexposed.Mar 20, 2009
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David had a fun, home-made lens which gave an effect similar to a tilt & shift lens.Mar 20, 2009
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The chapel against the ominous clouds around Mt. Ojstrica.Mar 20, 2009
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Tracks.Mar 20, 2009
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Fence and tree.Mar 20, 2009
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Looking toward the highest point of Velika planina.Mar 20, 2009
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The sun was glaring at Gojška planina.Mar 20, 2009
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Ski trails go in but not out of the sinkhole. Or do they? :)Mar 20, 2009
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This sinkhole on Mala planina was a much photographed place.Mar 20, 2009
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A lone tree on Gojška planina.Mar 20, 2009
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It was a great afternoon hike with a spectacular ending.Mar 15, 2009
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Last remains of pink in the sky.Mar 15, 2009
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What a display!Mar 15, 2009
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Mt. Kočna in pink.Mar 15, 2009
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More ominous clouds about the Kamnik Alps.Mar 15, 2009
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The clouds above Košuta turned orange.Mar 15, 2009
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Driving home the sky put up a show.Mar 15, 2009
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Red rock II.Mar 15, 2009
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Red rock.Mar 15, 2009
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The tripod helped me play with long exposures.Mar 15, 2009
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I had a bit of time to kill before the sunset, so I headed to the Dolžanova soteska gorge.Mar 15, 2009
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One last look and my hike was over.Mar 15, 2009
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Walking towards the moon.Mar 15, 2009
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I enjoyed the solitude. No idea why the skilift wasn't running.Mar 15, 2009
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I didn't climb up very far as I didn't even have the right clothes and shoes with me. Soon I turned around and started my descent.Mar 15, 2009
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Now the sun was gone, instead the moon made its appearance.Mar 15, 2009
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Snow.Mar 15, 2009
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Buried.Mar 15, 2009
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Snow waves.Mar 15, 2009
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Even though I hiked in the shade the whole time, the sky offered enough drama.Mar 15, 2009
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Looking up the northern face is awesome.Mar 15, 2009
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Larches.Mar 15, 2009
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Dark clouds.Mar 15, 2009
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A lone hiker.Mar 15, 2009
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The northern face of Mt. Begunjščica.Mar 15, 2009
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The sun was quickly disappering behind the clouds ...Mar 15, 2009
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... which provided for some dramatic shots.Mar 15, 2009
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Dramatic sky in the background.Mar 15, 2009
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Snow and trees.Mar 15, 2009
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Looking back I was part of the Košuta range bathing in the afternoon sun.Mar 15, 2009
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Walking out of the forest I was greeted by the view of the valley.Mar 15, 2009
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At lower altitured the beech forest turns into a fir forest.Mar 12, 2009
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More playing with the fish-eye.Mar 12, 2009
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Bent trees.Mar 12, 2009
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Does it make you dizzy? ;)Mar 12, 2009
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Shadows.Mar 12, 2009
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A blaze for hikers.Mar 12, 2009
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The forest is just too photogenic.Mar 12, 2009
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Our descent was marked with some more picture-taking.Mar 12, 2009
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The adjacent hill of Veliki Golak - which is, paradoxically, lower than Mali Golak.Mar 12, 2009
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The Vipava valley up close. :)Mar 12, 2009
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The Vipava valley.Mar 12, 2009
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Enjoying the views.Mar 12, 2009
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The Kamnik Alps - about 70 kms away.Mar 12, 2009
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Patterns.Mar 12, 2009
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More of the beech forest.Mar 12, 2009
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Views towards the Adriatic Sea.Mar 12, 2009
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Mt. Krn (38 kms away) and signs of an avalanche.Mar 12, 2009
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Mt. Kanin.Mar 12, 2009
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Mt. Triglav - 47 kilometers away.Mar 12, 2009
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Evil Jaka at the top.Mar 12, 2009
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It was a really clear day and visibility was excellent.Mar 12, 2009
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... and finally, the top and the view towards the north.Mar 12, 2009
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Looking back on the trail we'd just hiked ...Mar 12, 2009
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Just below the summit.Mar 12, 2009
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The woods have practically no undergrowth (or is it maybe hidden under all this snow?).Mar 12, 2009
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First sunlight appeared from the east when we were still in the forest.Mar 12, 2009
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There was at least one meter of snow.Mar 12, 2009
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Last additions - March 2009