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I preferred the views of Bled from Ojstrica to those from Osojnica.
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We reached the top of Osojnica at the last moment as the sun was already very low.
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Lake from Osojnica.
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Bled Island and Bled Castle.
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Bled Island.
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Bled.
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The trail from Planina Javorniki was well-trodden.
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Soon I reached the Lipanca hut with my destination, Mt. Mrežce, looming over it.
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Looking back towards the valley.
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Blue skies and puffy clouds.
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From here on there was no defined trail and I had to trudge through the heavy snow.
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Larches along the trail.
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This was the good part of the trail. ;)
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Karavanke range in the distance.
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The first glimpse over the ridge to the west.
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Ski trails.
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Mt. Triglav.
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There were more and more dark clouds rolling in from the west.
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Luckily some blue sky remained in the east.
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The last stretch before the summit.
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Below the top.
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Glorious Julian Alps.
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Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Draški vrh to the left, Triglav and Rž to the right.
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Ski tourers' trails.
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Sunlit top with dark clouds.
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Contrast.
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Planika hut.
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Ana at the top of Mrežce (1965 meters) with Triglav in the background.
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Planina Javorniki from the top.
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The weather was changing fast. Cloudy one minute, sunny the next.
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Planina Javorniki where I left my car.
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Mt. Stol in the Karavanke range. The visibility was terrible and I had to crank up the contrast in postproduction a lot.
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Mountains above Bohinj.
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Triglav in sunrays.
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Below Kredarica.
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Lipanca hut from Mrežce.
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The signpost at the summit.
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I wanted to wait for the sunset as the colors were promising.
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The mighty Rjavina rock face.
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Triglav and Planika hut.
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Planika hut.
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Then it got really cloudy and my hopes of shooting a great sunset were crushed, so I hurried back down.
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Sunrise at Sečovlje salt pans. The bench had frost on it!
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Snow-capped mountains above Jesenice.
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Sunrise at Sečovlje salt pans.
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Snowy trees.
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Sunrise at Sečovlje salt pans.
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The view down the ski course from the top of Mt. Španov vrh.
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Old dilapidated house at the Sečovlje salt pans.
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Enjoying the sun at the top.
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One of the canal in the Sečovlje salt pans.
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Slopes of Mt. Vajnež and Mt. Potoški Stol.
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Reflection.
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Mt. Golica.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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What a location for a mountain hut!
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Slopes.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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I sank into the snow up to my waist for this photo.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Winter landscape.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Clouds started to roll in.
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More frost in the Sečovlje salt pans.
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On the way down at the edge of the ski piste.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Mt. Golica shrouded in clouds.
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Grass in the Sečovlje salt pans.
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Going down was easy!
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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More snowy slopes in clouds.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Mt. Dovški Križ in dramatic clouds.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Dry salt pan.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Sečovlje salt pans.
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Starting early from the Kamniška Bistrica valley meant we had to use our headlamps before it dawned above Velika planina.
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As we were making our way up to the Kokra Saddle, the sunrise colored the looming walls above us orange.
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Coming out of the woods.
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In the last stretch below the saddle there were a few snowy patches.
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Yellow mist in the valley.
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It had been relatively warm until we reached the saddle, but there the howling wind almost blew us over.
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After putting our jackets, caps and gloves on we continued towards Grintovec.
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Some people were already returning from the peak!
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There was little snow on the sunny, grassy slope.
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The views to the southwest revealed fog in the valley.
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Somebody was bored. :)
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.
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The last slope is deceptive: slanting at an steady angle it makes the peak look closer than it really is.
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Kalški greben in the background.
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Finally we reached the top!
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And we had to brace ourselves as the wind was so strong it almost knocked us over.
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Looking south: Mokrica, Košutna, Kalški greben, Krvavec.
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Looking east.
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Fog in the valley.
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Peter and I at the top.
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Yay! :)
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Soon more people reached the summit, braving the wind. Can you see snow particles in the air?
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In 15 minutes my fingers froze while taking photos, so we soon headed back down.
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Descening was much faster than climbing.
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There wasn't just one trail, there were hundreds.
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.
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A bit further down the slope the wind abated a bit and I was able to change lenses again. Velika planina in the distance.
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Velika planina and fog rolling in in the background.
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Triglav.
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Štruca and Skuta.
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Ojstrica, Planjava and Brana.
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A blaze on a rock.
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A scree slope.
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The same creation of the bored climber(s). :)
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben.
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By then the snow got heavier and wetter.
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Grintovec in all its glory.
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle is in constant shade during the winter.
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Cojz hut.
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.
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U.
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We saw a girl in only a T-shirt. Brrrrrr!
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Sliding down the scree from the Kokra Saddle was the most tiresome part of the whole climb.
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When we were almost back in the valley, we could see that we were actually in a layer of fog. Brana above us.
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Looking back to where we just descended from.
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Mala planina in the afternoon sun.
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Mala planina.
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Mala planina.
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A few helicopters flew around Mala planina, I think they were bringing building material was one of the huts.
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An army helicopter?
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Typical roof.
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At Črnuški dom (Črnuče hut).
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Domžalski dom (Domžale hut).
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One of the small puddles.
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Velika planina in all its glory.
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Velika planina and the chapel.
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Only a few cows were left on pasture, most had already been brought to the valley.
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Typical Velika planina: a cow and the chapel.
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The chapel on Velika planina.
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Velika planina cabin.
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Velika planina
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At Zeleni rob.
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The Kamnik Alps were enveloped in a strange haze.
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The Kamnik Alps and last sun rays.
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The Kamnik Alps: Kočna and Grintovec.
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Mists around Brana.
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View over the Kamnik Alps from Zeleni rob.
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View over the Kamnik Alps from Zeleni rob.
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