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 Right before the town of Rakek I came across some fields unevely lit by sunshine. And there were white puffy clouds. :)655 views
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 Big natural bridge of Rakov Škocjan. Does it look big?654 views
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 Under the small natural bridge.652 views
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 Well, the arch is 37 meters high.572 views
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 Again, it is NOT small.561 views
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 There is a steep path leading into the cave system beneath the small bridge.553 views
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 The arch of the small natural bridge is actually higher than the big one, but the bridge itself is thinner.545 views
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 Looking up.542 views
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 Reflections.536 views
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 On the other side of the bridge the dry river bed becomes more prominent with big, moss-covered stones.533 views
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 In front of the Tkalca Cave the moss on the stones wasn't dark, it was bright green as it was above the usual water level.533 views
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 The entrance chamber is enormous.525 views
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 Waiting for the rain.522 views
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 There are flowers growing in the cave.521 views
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 In this photo it actually looks dwarfed by the trees. Or does it?519 views
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 The sun was just setting.518 views
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 Heading down the dry river bed towards Tkalca Cave.516 views
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 Tkalca Cave.516 views
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 Looking back to where we came from.514 views
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 The entrance to the Tkalca cave, which is almost 3 kilometers long.509 views
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 It's a long way down if you fall over the fence.507 views
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 It's darker than the photo makes you believe.507 views
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 A small footbridge.507 views
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 Field of daisies.506 views
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 Looking straight up. Feel dizzy yet? :)505 views
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 More daisies.504 views
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 Reflections.500 views
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 From inside the tunnel.499 views
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 Reflections.498 views
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 Dry bottom of the lake and Mt. Slivnica in the background.493 views
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 After the rain there's a lot of water in the river.487 views
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 Entrance to the underworld.486 views
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 Looking out from the Tkalca Cave.483 views
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 Daisies.479 views
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 Later, I went to the nearby Lake Cerknica to see the sunset and take a couple of pictures.476 views
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 I'm not sure you can walk through this tunnel when the waters are high.475 views
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