 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2006 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.1732 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.1565 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.1525 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1395 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1161 views
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Threesome.1160 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.1157 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1151 views
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A view of a forested valley.1149 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1120 views
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A play of light and shadow.1115 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1113 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1113 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1112 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1110 views
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And he was in the air too.1109 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.1102 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.1099 views
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Getting closer.1097 views
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Different trees - different colors.1094 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.1094 views
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A hill with a chapel.1094 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1090 views
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Color red.1090 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1087 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1084 views
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Another colorful slope.1083 views
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Half green, half yellow.1083 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1081 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1081 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1081 views
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The wind took them to the south...1079 views
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The church perched on a hill.1079 views
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A lonely tree.1076 views
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Then the other one followed.1074 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1071 views
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Larches in backlight.1070 views
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A larch twig.1068 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1067 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1067 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1066 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.1066 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1065 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1065 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1063 views
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A tree stump.1062 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1061 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1060 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1059 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1058 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.1058 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1057 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.1056 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1053 views
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More trees.1052 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1049 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1049 views
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A path leading to the larches.1049 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1048 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1045 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1042 views
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Stairway.1042 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1040 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1040 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1039 views
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It was getting better and better.1038 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1037 views
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Grass in backlight.1036 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1035 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1034 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1033 views
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Green leaves turning red.1031 views
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Trees turning yellow.1030 views
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An old drinking trough.1030 views
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Daisy1030 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1030 views
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Larches in all their glory.1030 views
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The colors shone brightly.1028 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1027 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1024 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1022 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.1022 views
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Play of light and shadow.1021 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1020 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1020 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1019 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1017 views
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Colorful slopes.1014 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1014 views
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Patterns of the fields.1012 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1009 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1008 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1008 views
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Golden fern leaves.1007 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1007 views
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Grass in the water.1006 views
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Looking up.1006 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1005 views
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Larches and firs.1003 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.999 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...999 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.998 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.993 views
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The larch and the moon.993 views
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A leaf and dew drops.992 views
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The last view before heading out.986 views
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Beech leaves.986 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.984 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.982 views
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Close-up of the leaf.982 views
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Reflections.981 views
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Larch twig.980 views
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The sun was getting higher.980 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.979 views
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Waiting for the sunrise978 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.978 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.978 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.977 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.975 views
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In the forest.970 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.969 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.968 views
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A shepherd's hut.966 views
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Looking up.965 views
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Red fir twig.962 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.957 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.950 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.904 views
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