 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2025 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.1749 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.1587 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.1543 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1418 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.1184 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1180 views
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Threesome.1180 views
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A view of a forested valley.1173 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1168 views
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A play of light and shadow.1143 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1139 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1133 views
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And he was in the air too.1133 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1131 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1130 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1129 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.1124 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1119 views
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Getting closer.1118 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.1115 views
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A hill with a chapel.1114 views
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Different trees - different colors.1113 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.1110 views
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Color red.1110 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1109 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1108 views
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Another colorful slope.1108 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1105 views
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Half green, half yellow.1105 views
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The church perched on a hill.1103 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1101 views
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The wind took them to the south...1101 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1099 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1096 views
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Then the other one followed.1095 views
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A lonely tree.1093 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1088 views
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Larches in backlight.1088 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1087 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1086 views
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A tree stump.1085 views
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A larch twig.1085 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.1084 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1083 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1083 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1083 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1081 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1080 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1077 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1077 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1077 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1076 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.1075 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.1072 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1070 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1070 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1069 views
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More trees.1068 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1067 views
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A path leading to the larches.1067 views
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Stairway.1064 views
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It was getting better and better.1062 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1062 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1060 views
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Grass in backlight.1058 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1057 views
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Daisy1057 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1056 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1056 views
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Trees turning yellow.1055 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1052 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1052 views
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Larches in all their glory.1050 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1050 views
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Green leaves turning red.1049 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1047 views
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An old drinking trough.1046 views
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The colors shone brightly.1046 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1046 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1043 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1043 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.1043 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1042 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1040 views
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Play of light and shadow.1038 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1038 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1036 views
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Colorful slopes.1034 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1034 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1031 views
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Looking up.1031 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1029 views
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Golden fern leaves.1029 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1028 views
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Grass in the water.1027 views
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Patterns of the fields.1027 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.1025 views
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Larches and firs.1025 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1025 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1022 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1021 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1020 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...1019 views
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The larch and the moon.1012 views
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The last view before heading out.1008 views
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Beech leaves.1008 views
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A leaf and dew drops.1006 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.1003 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.1002 views
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Close-up of the leaf.1002 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.1001 views
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The sun was getting higher.1001 views
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Reflections.1000 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.1000 views
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Waiting for the sunrise999 views
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Larch twig.999 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.999 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.999 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.996 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.990 views
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In the forest.990 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.988 views
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Looking up.984 views
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A shepherd's hut.983 views
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Red fir twig.979 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.974 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.970 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.931 views
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