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 Pokljuka woods.984 views
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 The sun still wouldn't come out, but at least it wasn't so ominouns and depressing as it had been earlier.531 views
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 The trail leads through a thick pine forest the last ten minutes of the hike.471 views
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 Looking back towards Gorenjska where the fog still persisted in the valley.430 views
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 I never imagined the hike would end in such a beautiful and warm weather. Yes, I was a happy camper. :)426 views
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 After a hearty snack at the top we headed towards the Srenjski preval pass with the views of Triglav getting better and better.418 views
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 After parking the car on the Pokljuka Plateau, we started ascending the ski slope. The clouds looked really oppressive and we feared rain.416 views
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 The steep section was soon over when we reached the larch-strewn pasture.401 views
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 Swirl of clouds around Triglav and Kredarica.400 views
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 Mt. Šmarna gora in the sea of fog.399 views
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 At the top of Mt. Viševnik at 2050 meters above sea level. Mt. Triglav was hiding behind a cloud and jackdaws were flying over our heads.399 views
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 Viševnik north face was a completely different story.399 views
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 Viševnik north face.398 views
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 Dom Planika mountain hut was surrounded with patches of snow.397 views
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 Dom Planika hut looked so much friendlier in the sun.397 views
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 What a difference after the winter we'd experienced only twenty minutes earlier!397 views
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 Views from the pass.395 views
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 Snow and ice in places. The sun doesn't shine here.392 views
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 Down the same ski slope we climbed in the gloomy morning.392 views
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 And then the moment of joy: the first sun rays illuminated the slopes and suddenly the world changed and became bright and colorful.389 views
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 Ski slope.389 views
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 A typical sign for hiking trails.388 views
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 A larch twig.388 views
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 "I want to go there!"387 views
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 The top.386 views
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 Looking towards Bohinj. Yes, dark clouds galore.384 views
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 Rock and snow.383 views
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 A dry branch.382 views
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 Pine forests of Pokljuka and the Karavanke mountain range in the distance.381 views
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 At the pass.381 views
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 Fairy-tale grassy forest. Do you see any elves? ;)380 views
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 Pokljuka forests, the Karavanke and Kamnik Alps ranges. Isn't it beautiful? :)379 views
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 Winter conditions.379 views
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 Coming around the crest, the familiar view opened up again.378 views
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 Looking up.378 views
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 Larches.376 views
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 The second half of the hike. The sky was still cloudy, but at least it spared us the rain.374 views
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 Karst features in the rock.374 views
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 The pass.373 views
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 The trail was snowy in parts, but luckily our shoes remained dry.373 views
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 Viševnik in the background.371 views
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 Mt. Triglav and two mountain huts: Dom Planika on the left and Kredarica on the right.370 views
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 The curtain of clouds was definitely moving away.368 views
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 To the north the sky was beginning to clear. Were we going to have some nice weather after all?363 views
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 Mt. Stol.362 views
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 The last part of the ascent is steep and grassy.355 views
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 The last stretch of the hike back to the car.327 views
 
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