 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1865 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.1566 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.1392 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.1373 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1249 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1010 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.999 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.995 views
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Threesome.995 views
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A view of a forested valley.986 views
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A play of light and shadow.974 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.965 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.951 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.951 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.948 views
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Getting closer.947 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.945 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.943 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!941 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.939 views
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Another slope with electric wires.937 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.935 views
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Color red.935 views
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And he was in the air too.934 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.933 views
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A lonely tree.932 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.929 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.926 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.924 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...924 views
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Different trees - different colors.922 views
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A hill with a chapel.922 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...919 views
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The church perched on a hill.919 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.918 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.917 views
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The wind took them to the south...916 views
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Another colorful slope.915 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.915 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.914 views
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A tree stump.914 views
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Then the other one followed.913 views
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Grass in backlight.913 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.911 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.908 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.908 views
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Larches in backlight.907 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.906 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.906 views
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A larch twig.906 views
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Green leaves turning red.905 views
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It was getting better and better.904 views
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Stairway.904 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.902 views
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The larches were still vivid color.901 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.901 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.901 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.901 views
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Half green, half yellow.899 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.898 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.897 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.897 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.896 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.894 views
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Colorful slopes.891 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.891 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.890 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.890 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.889 views
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The colors shone brightly.886 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.885 views
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Play of light and shadow.885 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.884 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.883 views
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Larches in all their glory.883 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.883 views
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Daisy882 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.882 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.882 views
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An old drinking trough.881 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.881 views
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A path leading to the larches.878 views
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More trees.878 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.876 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.874 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.874 views
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Trees turning yellow.873 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.871 views
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Larches and firs.869 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.869 views
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The larch and the moon.866 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.865 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.864 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.863 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.863 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.863 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.863 views
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Grass in the water.861 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.860 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.860 views
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The slope full of larch trees.859 views
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Beech leaves.856 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...853 views
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Close-up of the leaf.853 views
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Patterns of the fields.850 views
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Golden fern leaves.847 views
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Looking up.847 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.846 views
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Reflections.846 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.846 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.845 views
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The last view before heading out.841 views
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The sun was getting higher.840 views
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Looking up.837 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.837 views
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Larch twig.832 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.832 views
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A leaf and dew drops.829 views
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In the forest.825 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.824 views
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Red fir twig.824 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.822 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.822 views
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A shepherd's hut.820 views
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Waiting for the sunrise819 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.816 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.813 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.810 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.774 views
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