 Most viewed - Hiking around Komna and Lake Krn
                          
                     
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                                        From here you can see directly to the Triglav Lakes Valley with Mt. Triglav itself in the bakground.1663 views
                                        
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                                        Tolminski Kuk on the left, Tolminka valley on the right, from Mahavšček.1087 views
                                        
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                                        After a two-hour ascend from Lake Bohinj we arrived at the Komna hut at 1520 meters above sea level. We just caught the last sun rays washing over the surrounding mountains.1016 views
                                        
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                                        The biggest structure lacked the roof - and everything else, for that matter. There are only bare walls left. But the building is huge!965 views
                                        
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                                        This part of the valley is called Gracija. I think I now know why.901 views
                                        
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                                        Me enjoying the views.878 views
                                        
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                                        Layers of orange. If you peel your eyes, you can see the TV tower on Mt. Krvavec.867 views
                                        
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                                        Krn Lake (1391 meters above sea level) in all its glory. There is Mt. Krn (2244 meters above sea level) in the background.865 views
                                        
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                                        After a 15-minute walk there is another hut, Dom pod Bogatinom.863 views
                                        
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                                        At the Vratca pass we had lunch. There is one checkpoint in ruins there too.861 views
                                        
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                                        The trail to the Vratca pass led up the right side of the valley and was lined with flowers! What a sight!852 views
                                        
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                                        At the Vratca pass (1803 meters above sea level) we had breakfast. Sitting in the grass we admired the views over the surrounding mountains.842 views
                                        
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                                        The view from the Vratca pass: Komna hut in the distance and Mt. Bogatin on the right.842 views
                                        
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                                        Back at the barracks I decided to play with my fisheye lens and the HDR technique. 837 views
                                        
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                                        The sun was bearing down on us by the time we almost reached Vratca again.836 views
                                        
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                                        After a large bowl of jota (potato-sauerkraut-beans-sausage casserole) and beer we looked at Lake Bohinj for the last time before heading back to the valley. It was a long, but fantastic day!835 views
                                        
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                                        Descending the steep, dwarf-pine-covered slopes towards Planina Govnjač was a bit tiresome, but the occasional view made up for it. More ruins in the distance at Planina Govnjač on the right.834 views
                                        
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                                        More flowers, more grass. Incidentally, we weren't the only ones with the allergy. Quite a few people at the lake were sneezing too.833 views
                                        
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                                        And finally, the summit! There was Mt. Tolminski Kuk which we had optimistically considered climbing that day, but realistically, it was way out of our reach.831 views
                                        
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                                        From the top of Mali Bogatin we could see the trail that we had taken early in the morning.826 views
                                        
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                                        It's fantastic to just lie on the lakeshore, but swimming is not recommended.825 views
                                        
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                                        We stopped too many times to take photos. There is the Vratca pass in the middle.823 views
                                        
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                                        On this trail there was some kind of grass that was blooming and the air was filled with pollen. As we both have allergies, we started to sneeze and snivel like crazy.822 views
                                        
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                                        Is this the Alps or Mars?822 views
                                        
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                                        Reflections.811 views
                                        
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                                        From the pass we started descending towards the Krn Lake.809 views
                                        
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                                        Lake Krn one more time.808 views
                                        
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                                        A panoramic view of the valley below the Vratca pass.805 views
                                        
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                                        Layers of rock are clearly visible.802 views
                                        
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                                        Looking towards the east - the Kamnik Alps with Kočna and Grintovec on the left and Kalški greben extending towards the right.801 views
                                        
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                                        The meadows at Dolniki, looking towards the Triglav Lakes Valley.801 views
                                        
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                                        The night was short. We got up at 4.30 to start the hike early, but before we set off, the view over Lake Bohinj enveloped in fog left us with our mouths open.800 views
                                        
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                                        We said good-bye to the Krn Lake and headed back the way we came, towards the Vratca pass.800 views
                                        
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                                        The ruin is quite dilapidated.800 views
                                        
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                                        If you look closely, you can see the Komna hut in the distance.798 views
                                        
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                                        It only got worse as we were nearing the lake. Luckily we had lots of paper tissues with us.795 views
                                        
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                                        Three colors.793 views
                                        
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                                        No, we weren't going back to Komna, at least not straight away.793 views
                                        
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                                        This was our highest destination for this hike - Mt. Mahavšček at 2008 meters above sea level.793 views
                                        
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                                        Looking back towards Komna we saw the opposite slopes bathe in the morning sunlight.792 views
                                        
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                                        A butterfly landed on a backpack and was willing to pose for a while.791 views
                                        
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                                        Another reflection at Krn Lake.789 views
                                        
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                                        Layers in the mists.783 views
                                        
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                                        One of the pleasanter sections of the trail back to Komna.782 views
                                        
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                                        Komna hut and Bohinj beyond.780 views
                                        
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                                        On the way down from Mahavšček, looking towards Triglav.778 views
                                        
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                                        After a few turns there is a hollow with remains of former Italian barracks and checkpoints built in the 1930s. Definitely an impressive sight!775 views
                                        
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                                        Almost at the pass. The light was to kill for. As usual at such an early hour. :)771 views
                                        
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                                        By now we were out of the shade and already started peeling layers of clothes off.771 views
                                        
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                                        Deep blue skies all around.769 views
                                        
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                                        The opposite slopes of the Krn range.767 views
                                        
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                                        Door frame and little else.760 views
                                        
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                                        Windows.755 views
                                        
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                                        More flowers. Any way you look at the lake and the mountains, it's spectacular.746 views
                                        
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                                        A panoramic view from the top of Mahavšček.746 views
                                        
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                                        One more look at the fog in the valley and at 5 a.m. we started walking.744 views
                                        
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                                        A panoramic view.722 views
                                        
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