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                             Last additions - March 2009
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                                |  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 21, 2009
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                                |  The last look towards the chapel.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Here it was already pretty dark.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  More cottages in the dusk.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Cottages in the duskMar 21, 2009
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                                |  In the soft bluish and pinkish light we returned the way we had come.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  What is he doing? ;)Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  It was time to head back to the valley.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Soon the light turn pinkish.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  A classic view.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Dehydration is a b.... :)Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Photographers.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  The sun was gone.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  And we marched on.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Before we knew it, the sun was saying goodbye.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  The same chapel with the fun lens.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  The ever photogenic chapel.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Underexposed.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  David had a fun, home-made lens which gave an effect similar to a tilt & shift lens.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  The chapel against the ominous clouds around Mt. Ojstrica.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Tracks.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Fence and tree.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Looking toward the highest point of Velika planina.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  The sun was glaring at Gojška planina.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  Ski trails go in but not out of the sinkhole. Or do they? :)Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  This sinkhole on Mala planina was a much photographed place.Mar 21, 2009
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                                |  A lone tree on Gojška planina.Mar 21, 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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