 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1836 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.1372 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.1344 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1210 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)979 views
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Threesome.971 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.966 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.965 views
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A play of light and shadow.954 views
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A view of a forested valley.952 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.935 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.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.924 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.918 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!916 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.915 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.914 views
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Getting closer.913 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.910 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.909 views
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And he was in the air too.907 views
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Another slope with electric wires.905 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.904 views
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Color red.901 views
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The wind took them to the south...898 views
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A lonely tree.898 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.897 views
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Different trees - different colors.894 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.893 views
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A tree stump.892 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...891 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.888 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.888 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.887 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.887 views
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A larch twig.886 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...886 views
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A hill with a chapel.885 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.884 views
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The church perched on a hill.884 views
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Another colorful slope.882 views
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Larches in backlight.880 views
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Grass in backlight.880 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.879 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.879 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.878 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.877 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.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.874 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.872 views
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The larches were still vivid color.871 views
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Stairway.871 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.870 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.870 views
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It was getting better and better.869 views
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Then the other one followed.869 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.868 views
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Half green, half yellow.868 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.868 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.867 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.864 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.864 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.864 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.863 views
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Larches in all their glory.863 views
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Green leaves turning red.863 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.862 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.860 views
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A path leading to the larches.859 views
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Colorful slopes.858 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.858 views
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The colors shone brightly.857 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.857 views
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Play of light and shadow.857 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.855 views
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More trees.855 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.854 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.850 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.848 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.847 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.847 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.847 views
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Daisy845 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.844 views
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An old drinking trough.841 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.840 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.839 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.837 views
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Larches and firs.836 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.835 views
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Trees turning yellow.834 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.833 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.832 views
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The larch and the moon.832 views
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Grass in the water.832 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.831 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.830 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.830 views
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Beech leaves.826 views
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The slope full of larch trees.825 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.825 views
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Close-up of the leaf.823 views
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Patterns of the fields.821 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...819 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.818 views
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Golden fern leaves.816 views
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Reflections.815 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.813 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.813 views
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Looking up.813 views
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The sun was getting higher.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.810 views
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Looking up.806 views
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The last view before heading out.802 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.800 views
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Larch twig.799 views
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Red fir twig.795 views
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A shepherd's hut.793 views
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A leaf and dew drops.793 views
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In the forest.793 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.792 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.791 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.785 views
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Waiting for the sunrise781 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.779 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.776 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.747 views
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