 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1946 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.1661 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.1494 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.1464 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1314 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1099 views
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Threesome.1099 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1083 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.1074 views
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A view of a forested valley.1055 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1049 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1049 views
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A play of light and shadow.1045 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1039 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1035 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.1034 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.1034 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1026 views
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And he was in the air too.1026 views
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Getting closer.1024 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1022 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.1020 views
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The wind took them to the south...1020 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.1019 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1017 views
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A lonely tree.1015 views
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Then the other one followed.1013 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1009 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1008 views
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A larch twig.1005 views
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Half green, half yellow.1004 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1003 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.1003 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1002 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1001 views
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A hill with a chapel.1001 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1000 views
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Color red.1000 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.999 views
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Different trees - different colors.998 views
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The church perched on a hill.998 views
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Larches in backlight.997 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...997 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.996 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.993 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.992 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.992 views
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Another colorful slope.991 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.991 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.988 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.988 views
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Green leaves turning red.988 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.987 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.987 views
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The larches were still vivid color.987 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.983 views
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Stairway.983 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.981 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.980 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.980 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.979 views
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A tree stump.976 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.973 views
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Grass in backlight.973 views
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Larches in all their glory.972 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.971 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.971 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.970 views
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It was getting better and better.970 views
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The colors shone brightly.968 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.968 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.968 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.967 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.967 views
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Play of light and shadow.967 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.966 views
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A path leading to the larches.964 views
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More trees.963 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.963 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.961 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.959 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.956 views
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An old drinking trough.955 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.954 views
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Colorful slopes.951 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.951 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.951 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.948 views
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Trees turning yellow.947 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.947 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...944 views
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Daisy943 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.938 views
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Looking up.936 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.935 views
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The larch and the moon.935 views
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The slope full of larch trees.935 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.934 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.933 views
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Grass in the water.933 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.933 views
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Patterns of the fields.932 views
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Golden fern leaves.931 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.928 views
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Beech leaves.927 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.925 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.925 views
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Larches and firs.924 views
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The last view before heading out.922 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.919 views
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Close-up of the leaf.918 views
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A leaf and dew drops.915 views
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Reflections.914 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.914 views
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The sun was getting higher.906 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.904 views
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Larch twig.902 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.902 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.900 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.900 views
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A shepherd's hut.898 views
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In the forest.895 views
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Looking up.892 views
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Waiting for the sunrise891 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.891 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.885 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.885 views
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Red fir twig.883 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.835 views
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