 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1846 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.1554 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.1382 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.1354 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1215 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)989 views
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Threesome.980 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.978 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.973 views
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A view of a forested valley.961 views
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A play of light and shadow.958 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.946 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.934 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.932 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.926 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!923 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.922 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.921 views
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Getting closer.919 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.918 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.916 views
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And he was in the air too.916 views
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A lonely tree.910 views
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Another slope with electric wires.909 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.907 views
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The wind took them to the south...907 views
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Color red.905 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.902 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.900 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.899 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.899 views
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A tree stump.899 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...899 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.898 views
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Different trees - different colors.897 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.896 views
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A larch twig.894 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.893 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...892 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.891 views
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Another colorful slope.890 views
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Larches in backlight.890 views
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A hill with a chapel.889 views
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The church perched on a hill.888 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.887 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.887 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.886 views
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The larches were still vivid color.885 views
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Grass in backlight.885 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.882 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.882 views
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Then the other one followed.880 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.879 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.878 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.878 views
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Half green, half yellow.878 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.878 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.878 views
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It was getting better and better.877 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.876 views
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Larches in all their glory.875 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.874 views
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Stairway.874 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.873 views
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Green leaves turning red.872 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.871 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.870 views
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A path leading to the larches.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.868 views
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More trees.867 views
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The colors shone brightly.866 views
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Colorful slopes.865 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.865 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.863 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.863 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.862 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.861 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.859 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.859 views
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Play of light and shadow.859 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.858 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.855 views
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Daisy854 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.852 views
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An old drinking trough.851 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.851 views
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Trees turning yellow.846 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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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.842 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.842 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.842 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.840 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.840 views
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The larch and the moon.839 views
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Grass in the water.838 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.838 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.836 views
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The slope full of larch trees.835 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.835 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.834 views
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Beech leaves.831 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...829 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.827 views
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Patterns of the fields.826 views
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Golden fern leaves.825 views
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Close-up of the leaf.825 views
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Reflections.821 views
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The sun was getting higher.821 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.821 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.819 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.818 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.817 views
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Looking up.816 views
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Looking up.814 views
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The last view before heading out.812 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.807 views
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Larch twig.807 views
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A shepherd's hut.801 views
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Red fir twig.801 views
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A leaf and dew drops.801 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.801 views
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In the forest.800 views
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Waiting for the sunrise794 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.794 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.791 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.753 views
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