Almost no snow left in the Ljubljana Basin.
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Storžič, the Košuta range and Kočna.
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Storžič.
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Kočna.
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Kočna, Kalški greben and Grintovec hiding behind Zvoh.
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The view from the highest point, Zvoh.
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From Zvoh: Velika planina to the left, Kamniški vrh right below me and Kamnik to the far right.
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Kamniški vrh up close.
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Two skiers.
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Going up with a T-bar on Rogla.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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Krvavec hotel.
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Zvoh.
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Velika planina.
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Velika planina.
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Velika planina.
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Kranj.
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One last photo before heading home.
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Sunny slopes of Rogla.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Planina Jezerca
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Krvavec as seen from the car in the morning.
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Views from Kriška planina across to the Julian Alps and Triglav.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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No more snow below Mt. Krvavec.
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Kočna, Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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The sea of fog in the valley and hugging the slopes of Storžič.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mists in the hills above Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Higher up the slope was still covered with snow.
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The fog stopped at Kamniški vrh.
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A smoking volcano? ;)
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Fresh air, yay!
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Blue skies in the east.
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Views from Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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T-bar lifts.
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Kriška planina from Zvoh.
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Clouds.
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Mt. Kočna and Mt. Grintovec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mt. Krvavec.
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Krvavec.
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Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Kamnik in the distance.
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Zvoh.
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Ski lift.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Smog in the valley.
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Glorious blue skies above Zvoh.
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Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Layers.
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Velika planina.
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Zvoh in the morning. Place the mouse over the photo to see the same scene two hours later.
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Aco Sitar, coach, and Rok Marguč, snowboarder with two medals from the last world championship.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mt. Krvavec hut and Mt. Storžič in the background.
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Zvoh.
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Kriška planina and Krvavec from Zvoh.
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Slopes covered in hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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St. Primož chapel.
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TV tower.
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The Julian Alps and Storžič in the background.
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Slopes covered in hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Kamniški vrh.
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Krvavec hotel.
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Krvavec.
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Hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Soon the light turned warm orange.
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Looking up from the bottom of Kriška planina.
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Finally the sun prevailed.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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We hurried back toward the car.
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Later on the fog was gone.
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Zvoh.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Crystals in the snow.
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Zvoh and Jež from Kriška planina.
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Shadows.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Sun going down.
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Storžič.
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Snow.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Almost sunset time.
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Kočna and Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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Zvoh.
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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The Julian Alps in the distance.
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Zvoh, Jež and Košutna.
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Zvoh.
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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Sun rays.
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Wind.
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Riding a chairlift.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Sun rays.
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Storžič and the Košuta range.
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Njivice.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Mt. Storžič in sweet light.
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Minimalism.
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15
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Mt. Triglav.
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At the reservoir.
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Zvoh.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Sunset.
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From Zvoh.
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At 1 p.m. when the ski lifts stopped working the snow was already quite heavy but not as much as one would expect in April.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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After sunset.
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Krvavec.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Silhouettes.
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Storžič again.
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I returned to Kriška planina where I had left my car.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Mt. Triglav and a paraglider.
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The sky had started to get overcast by the time we left.
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Krvavec from the road leading down to the valley.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Stari vrh ski slopes.
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Kamniški vrh and Velika planina.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Right after sunset it was peaceful for a minute or two.
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Green meadows with Storžič and the Julian Alps.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Then the sky exploded into fiery pink and red.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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It was magnificent.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Crazy sunset colors.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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The show only lasted a few minutes.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Then the colors faded.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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And soon everything was bluish and dark.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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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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Planina Javornik in the sun.
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Planina Javornik with Viševnik, Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Selišnik and Triglav in the background.
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Planina Javornik
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