 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1842 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.1545 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.1374 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.1346 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1213 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)981 views
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Threesome.974 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.968 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.968 views
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A view of a forested valley.960 views
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A play of light and shadow.957 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.937 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.927 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.925 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.925 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!918 views
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Getting closer.918 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.917 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.916 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.914 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.910 views
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And he was in the air too.910 views
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Another slope with electric wires.907 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.905 views
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A lonely tree.904 views
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Color red.903 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.900 views
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The wind took them to the south...899 views
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A tree stump.898 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.897 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.897 views
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Different trees - different colors.897 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...893 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.893 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...891 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.890 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.890 views
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A larch twig.888 views
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A hill with a chapel.888 views
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Another colorful slope.887 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.887 views
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The church perched on a hill.887 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.884 views
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Larches in backlight.883 views
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Grass in backlight.883 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.881 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.880 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.880 views
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The larches were still vivid color.879 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.879 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.877 views
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It was getting better and better.876 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.875 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.873 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.873 views
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Stairway.873 views
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Then the other one followed.872 views
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Green leaves turning red.872 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.871 views
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Larches in all their glory.870 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.870 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.870 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.869 views
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Half green, half yellow.869 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.867 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.866 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.866 views
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Colorful slopes.864 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.864 views
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A path leading to the larches.864 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.862 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.862 views
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The colors shone brightly.860 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.859 views
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Play of light and shadow.859 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.858 views
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More trees.858 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.856 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.855 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.854 views
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Daisy853 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.852 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.850 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.850 views
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An old drinking trough.849 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.848 views
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Larches and firs.846 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.846 views
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Trees turning yellow.844 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.842 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.841 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.840 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.839 views
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The larch and the moon.838 views
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Grass in the water.837 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.837 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.836 views
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The slope full of larch trees.834 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.834 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.834 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.833 views
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Beech leaves.830 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.826 views
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Close-up of the leaf.825 views
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Patterns of the fields.824 views
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Golden fern leaves.823 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...822 views
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Reflections.821 views
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The sun was getting higher.820 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.819 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.818 views
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Looking up.816 views
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Looking up.812 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.812 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.811 views
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The last view before heading out.810 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.806 views
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Larch twig.806 views
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Red fir twig.801 views
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A shepherd's hut.800 views
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A leaf and dew drops.799 views
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In the forest.799 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.794 views
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Waiting for the sunrise792 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.792 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.790 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.786 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.780 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.751 views
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