 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1366 views
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I took a break at the Kamnik Saddle at 1,876 meters above sea level. Here I was looking at my final destination, Mount Brana.1153 views
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I spent over two hours at the summit in only a T-shirt (well, and pants, obviously)! It was really warm for the end of October.1016 views
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As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.911 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.813 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.632 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.618 views
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Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.617 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.616 views
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Threesome.608 views
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Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.607 views
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The larches were still vivid color.601 views
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The trail to the top of Brana is marked as "demanding". Well, it does involve some quite steep sections, but it's not too bad as long as you're not afraid of heights.599 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.597 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)597 views
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Stairway.597 views
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Getting closer.595 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.594 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.587 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.586 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.583 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.583 views
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Color red.580 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.579 views
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More trees.579 views
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A play of light and shadow.578 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!577 views
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A larch twig.576 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...574 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.574 views
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Here it's clear that while one side of the saddle is sunny and grassy and welcoming, the other one is wild, dark and steeeeeep. If you fall, it's only one kilometer down the slope before you reach the valley below.574 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.573 views
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It was getting better and better.572 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.571 views
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... before I reached a clearing where sunrays were trying to get through the fog. The light was magical. These photos are hardly post-processed at all - the colors were really like this.571 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.570 views
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And he was in the air too.570 views
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I was in a hurry to get back to the clearing, which was still full of color, but this time the light was coming from another angle.570 views
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Another slope with electric wires.569 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.568 views
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Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.567 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.567 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.567 views
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Then the other one followed.563 views
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The church perched on a hill.562 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.561 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.560 views
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A view of a forested valley.559 views
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Larches in all their glory.557 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.556 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.555 views
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Another colorful slope.555 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.555 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.554 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.554 views
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Green leaves turning red.551 views
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Larches in backlight.550 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.548 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.548 views
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A hill with a chapel.547 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.545 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.544 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.543 views
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Different trees - different colors.542 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.541 views
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A lonely tree.541 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.541 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.541 views
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Larches and firs.539 views
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A tree stump.539 views
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Grass in backlight.539 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.538 views
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It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.538 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.537 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.537 views
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A path leading to the larches.535 views
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Colorful slopes.534 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.533 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.532 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.532 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.532 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.532 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.532 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.531 views
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The larch and the moon.531 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.531 views
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Grass in the water.529 views
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The wind took them to the south...529 views
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Half green, half yellow.529 views
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Reflections.526 views
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Close-up of the leaf.526 views
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Beech leaves.525 views
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Looking up.524 views
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Patterns of the fields.524 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.523 views
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Golden fern leaves.523 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.522 views
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An old drinking trough.521 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.520 views
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Play of light and shadow.520 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...519 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.517 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.516 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.515 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.512 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...512 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.509 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.508 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.507 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.507 views
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The colors shone brightly.505 views
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Daisy504 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.504 views
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Looking up.500 views
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The sun was getting higher.499 views
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Larch twig.498 views
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Trees turning yellow.493 views
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The slope full of larch trees.491 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.487 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.483 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.481 views
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A leaf and dew drops.481 views
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Waiting for the sunrise475 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.475 views
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A shepherd's hut.472 views
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Red fir twig.470 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.467 views
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The last view before heading out.467 views
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In the forest.462 views
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