 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1219 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.1029 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.878 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.776 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.682 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.524 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.522 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.504 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.503 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.499 views
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Stairway.495 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.492 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)491 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.489 views
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Getting closer.487 views
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The larches were still vivid color.486 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.485 views
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Color red.484 views
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Threesome.482 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.481 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.481 views
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It was getting better and better.474 views
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Then the other one followed.474 views
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A play of light and shadow.472 views
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The church perched on a hill.472 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.470 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.469 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!468 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.468 views
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Another slope with electric wires.467 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.465 views
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A larch twig.465 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.464 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.463 views
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And he was in the air too.463 views
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More trees.463 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.462 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.460 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.459 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...458 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.457 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.456 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.456 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.454 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.454 views
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A hill with a chapel.454 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.454 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.452 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.451 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.450 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.448 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.443 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.443 views
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Green leaves turning red.443 views
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Larches and firs.442 views
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A view of a forested valley.441 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.441 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.440 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.439 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.439 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.439 views
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A path leading to the larches.439 views
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A tree stump.438 views
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Larches in backlight.438 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.436 views
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Larches in all their glory.434 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.433 views
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Grass in backlight.433 views
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Close-up of the leaf.432 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.431 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.430 views
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Patterns of the fields.430 views
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The wind took them to the south...428 views
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Half green, half yellow.428 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.427 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.427 views
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A lonely tree.427 views
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Different trees - different colors.426 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.426 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.424 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.424 views
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Golden fern leaves.424 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.424 views
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Another colorful slope.423 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.422 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...422 views
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Colorful slopes.421 views
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An old drinking trough.420 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.419 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.417 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.417 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.416 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.416 views
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Looking up.416 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.414 views
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The larch and the moon.414 views
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Grass in the water.414 views
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The colors shone brightly.413 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.411 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.411 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.410 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.408 views
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Play of light and shadow.408 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.408 views
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Larch twig.406 views
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Beech leaves.405 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.405 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...400 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.399 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.399 views
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Reflections.399 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.396 views
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Daisy396 views
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The sun was getting higher.395 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.394 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.394 views
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Looking up.393 views
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The slope full of larch trees.389 views
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Trees turning yellow.379 views
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Waiting for the sunrise378 views
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A leaf and dew drops.378 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.372 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.371 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.370 views
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A shepherd's hut.368 views
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Red fir twig.366 views
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In the forest.365 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.361 views
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The last view before heading out.359 views
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