A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1106 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.945 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.791 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.674 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.603 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.448 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.436 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.428 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.425 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)423 views
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Threesome.420 views
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A play of light and shadow.414 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.414 views
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Stairway.413 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.412 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.411 views
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The larches were still vivid color.410 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.409 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!407 views
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Color red.407 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.406 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.403 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.403 views
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Another slope with electric wires.402 views
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Then the other one followed.401 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.401 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.401 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.399 views
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A larch twig.398 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.396 views
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More trees.396 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.394 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.394 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.394 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.389 views
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Getting closer.389 views
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It was getting better and better.388 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.388 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.388 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.388 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.388 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.384 views
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A view of a forested valley.383 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.382 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.382 views
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And he was in the air too.382 views
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The church perched on a hill.381 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...380 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.380 views
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Larches in backlight.377 views
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A hill with a chapel.377 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.376 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.376 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.375 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.373 views
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Larches in all their glory.373 views
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A lonely tree.373 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.373 views
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Half green, half yellow.371 views
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Grass in backlight.371 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.369 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.368 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.367 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.366 views
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The wind took them to the south...366 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.365 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.365 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.364 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.363 views
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Golden fern leaves.363 views
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Another colorful slope.362 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...362 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.361 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.361 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.361 views
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A path leading to the larches.359 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.359 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.358 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.355 views
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Close-up of the leaf.355 views
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Looking up.355 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.353 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.353 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.352 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.350 views
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Play of light and shadow.350 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.349 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.349 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...349 views
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Patterns of the fields.348 views
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Different trees - different colors.347 views
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A tree stump.346 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.346 views
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The colors shone brightly.345 views
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Green leaves turning red.345 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.344 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.342 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.339 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.338 views
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Larches and firs.337 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.335 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.334 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.332 views
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The larch and the moon.331 views
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The slope full of larch trees.331 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.329 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.327 views
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An old drinking trough.326 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.325 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.323 views
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Colorful slopes.323 views
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Trees turning yellow.322 views
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The sun was getting higher.322 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.321 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.321 views
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Grass in the water.321 views
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Reflections.317 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.315 views
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Daisy315 views
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A leaf and dew drops.313 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.313 views
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Beech leaves.311 views
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Waiting for the sunrise310 views
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Looking up.310 views
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Red fir twig.310 views
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Larch twig.307 views
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A shepherd's hut.303 views
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In the forest.300 views
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The last view before heading out.299 views
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