A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.923 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.807 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.621 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.516 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.468 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.296 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.295 views
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Stairway.290 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)285 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.284 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.283 views
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Another slope with electric wires.279 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!278 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.277 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.273 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.270 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.269 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.269 views
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A larch twig.269 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.265 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.263 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.261 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.260 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.260 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.259 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.257 views
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Color red.257 views
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A view of a forested valley.255 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.255 views
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A play of light and shadow.254 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.254 views
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A hill with a chapel.254 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.253 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.253 views
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The larches were still vivid color.252 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.252 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.251 views
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Then the other one followed.250 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.249 views
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Half green, half yellow.247 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.246 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.245 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.244 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.243 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.243 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.241 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.240 views
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Another colorful slope.238 views
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Larches in all their glory.238 views
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And he was in the air too.237 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.235 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.234 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.234 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...233 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.232 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...232 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.230 views
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The wind took them to the south...230 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.229 views
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Larches in backlight.228 views
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More trees.227 views
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The church perched on a hill.227 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...226 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.226 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.225 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.225 views
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Threesome.224 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.224 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.223 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.223 views
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Golden fern leaves.223 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.223 views
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Close-up of the leaf.222 views
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It was getting better and better.221 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.221 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.221 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.221 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.220 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.219 views
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The colors shone brightly.219 views
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Grass in backlight.219 views
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Patterns of the fields.218 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.218 views
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A path leading to the larches.216 views
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A lonely tree.216 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.215 views
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Getting closer.214 views
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Play of light and shadow.214 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.211 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.210 views
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The slope full of larch trees.209 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.207 views
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Trees turning yellow.206 views
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Green leaves turning red.206 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.205 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.204 views
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Looking up.204 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.201 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.201 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.198 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.198 views
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Different trees - different colors.198 views
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A tree stump.194 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.190 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.189 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.189 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.186 views
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Grass in the water.186 views
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An old drinking trough.185 views
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Reflections.185 views
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The sun was getting higher.185 views
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Daisy185 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.184 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.183 views
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Larches and firs.182 views
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A leaf and dew drops.181 views
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Colorful slopes.181 views
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The larch and the moon.180 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.178 views
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Red fir twig.178 views
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Waiting for the sunrise177 views
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Beech leaves.177 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.176 views
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A shepherd's hut.175 views
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In the forest.173 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.172 views
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Looking up.169 views
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The last view before heading out.168 views
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Larch twig.165 views
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