A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.965 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.841 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.659 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.547 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.508 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.329 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.326 views
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Stairway.325 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.318 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)317 views
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Another slope with electric wires.312 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.310 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.309 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!309 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.304 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.302 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.300 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.299 views
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A larch twig.299 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.295 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.295 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.292 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.292 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.290 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.289 views
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A play of light and shadow.287 views
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A hill with a chapel.286 views
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Color red.286 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.285 views
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The larches were still vivid color.285 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.285 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.284 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.284 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.283 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.282 views
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Then the other one followed.282 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.282 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.281 views
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A view of a forested valley.280 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.278 views
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Half green, half yellow.276 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.276 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.275 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.274 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.272 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.272 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.271 views
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Larches in all their glory.271 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.269 views
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And he was in the air too.268 views
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Another colorful slope.266 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...266 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.264 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.263 views
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The church perched on a hill.263 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.262 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.262 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.262 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.261 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.260 views
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The wind took them to the south...259 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.259 views
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Larches in backlight.259 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...259 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.259 views
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More trees.258 views
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Golden fern leaves.257 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.257 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.256 views
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Close-up of the leaf.256 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.255 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.255 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...255 views
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Grass in backlight.255 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.254 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.254 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.254 views
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Threesome.253 views
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Play of light and shadow.251 views
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It was getting better and better.250 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.250 views
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Patterns of the fields.250 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.249 views
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A lonely tree.248 views
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A path leading to the larches.247 views
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Getting closer.246 views
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The colors shone brightly.245 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.245 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.242 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.242 views
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Green leaves turning red.241 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.239 views
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The slope full of larch trees.237 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.236 views
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Looking up.235 views
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Trees turning yellow.234 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.232 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.230 views
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Different trees - different colors.229 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.226 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.224 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.224 views
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A tree stump.224 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.220 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.220 views
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Grass in the water.218 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.216 views
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The sun was getting higher.216 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.215 views
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Reflections.214 views
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Red fir twig.214 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.213 views
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Daisy213 views
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Larches and firs.212 views
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An old drinking trough.212 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.211 views
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A leaf and dew drops.211 views
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Colorful slopes.211 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.210 views
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Beech leaves.209 views
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Waiting for the sunrise208 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.208 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.208 views
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The larch and the moon.204 views
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Looking up.200 views
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In the forest.200 views
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A shepherd's hut.198 views
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The last view before heading out.198 views
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Larch twig.193 views
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