 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1566 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.1306 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.1153 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.1065 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.983 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.764 views
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Threesome.762 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)740 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.740 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.722 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.721 views
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A play of light and shadow.716 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.715 views
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Color red.712 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.711 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.711 views
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A view of a forested valley.710 views
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Getting closer.704 views
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Another slope with electric wires.702 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.700 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!692 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.691 views
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And he was in the air too.689 views
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The church perched on a hill.689 views
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Another colorful slope.686 views
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The larches were still vivid color.682 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.680 views
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A hill with a chapel.679 views
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A larch twig.678 views
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A lonely tree.677 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.676 views
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The wind took them to the south...676 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.676 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.676 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.676 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...675 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.675 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.674 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.673 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.672 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.670 views
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Larches in all their glory.669 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.669 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.668 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.668 views
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Stairway.668 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.665 views
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Different trees - different colors.664 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.663 views
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Colorful slopes.662 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.662 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.661 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.661 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.660 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.660 views
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Then the other one followed.660 views
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A tree stump.658 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.658 views
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Green leaves turning red.657 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.655 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.655 views
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It was getting better and better.654 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.654 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...654 views
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Half green, half yellow.653 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.652 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.652 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.652 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.650 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.650 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.649 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.648 views
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Daisy646 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.645 views
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The larch and the moon.644 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.644 views
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Grass in the water.644 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.644 views
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Trees turning yellow.641 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.641 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.640 views
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Play of light and shadow.640 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.639 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.638 views
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Grass in backlight.638 views
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A path leading to the larches.637 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.636 views
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The colors shone brightly.634 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.633 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.633 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.633 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.632 views
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An old drinking trough.631 views
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More trees.631 views
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Larches in backlight.630 views
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Close-up of the leaf.630 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...628 views
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Reflections.625 views
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Beech leaves.625 views
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Patterns of the fields.624 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.623 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.623 views
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Looking up.620 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.619 views
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Golden fern leaves.618 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.617 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.614 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.610 views
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Larches and firs.609 views
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A leaf and dew drops.608 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.606 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.606 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.606 views
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The sun was getting higher.603 views
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Looking up.601 views
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The slope full of larch trees.601 views
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The last view before heading out.598 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.596 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.595 views
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A shepherd's hut.594 views
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Larch twig.593 views
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Red fir twig.593 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.589 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.588 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.586 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.585 views
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In the forest.569 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.559 views
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Waiting for the sunrise554 views
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