 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1900 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.1613 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.1441 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.1424 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1284 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1051 views
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Threesome.1047 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1044 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.1032 views
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A view of a forested valley.1025 views
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A play of light and shadow.1018 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1007 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.997 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.996 views
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Getting closer.996 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!991 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.990 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.988 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.987 views
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Another slope with electric wires.987 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.984 views
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And he was in the air too.979 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.977 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.974 views
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Different trees - different colors.970 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.970 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.969 views
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A hill with a chapel.969 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...968 views
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Another colorful slope.964 views
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Color red.964 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.963 views
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Then the other one followed.963 views
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The wind took them to the south...963 views
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A lonely tree.962 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.961 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...961 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.960 views
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The church perched on a hill.960 views
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Stairway.957 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.956 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.956 views
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Grass in backlight.956 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.955 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.953 views
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Green leaves turning red.953 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.951 views
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A larch twig.950 views
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Half green, half yellow.950 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.948 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.948 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.947 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.946 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.946 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.946 views
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It was getting better and better.945 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.945 views
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The larches were still vivid color.943 views
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A tree stump.942 views
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Larches in backlight.942 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.940 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.940 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.937 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.937 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.935 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.935 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.935 views
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Play of light and shadow.935 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.933 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.931 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.930 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.930 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.930 views
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Larches in all their glory.926 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.926 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.925 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.924 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.924 views
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A path leading to the larches.924 views
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More trees.922 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.921 views
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The colors shone brightly.920 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.919 views
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Daisy919 views
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Trees turning yellow.918 views
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An old drinking trough.916 views
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Colorful slopes.916 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.916 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.914 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.913 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.912 views
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The slope full of larch trees.907 views
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Grass in the water.906 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.904 views
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The larch and the moon.903 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.903 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.902 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.902 views
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Beech leaves.902 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...900 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.898 views
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Looking up.898 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.894 views
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Golden fern leaves.894 views
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Patterns of the fields.893 views
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Larches and firs.892 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.890 views
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The last view before heading out.890 views
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Reflections.886 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.885 views
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Close-up of the leaf.883 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.881 views
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Larch twig.876 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.875 views
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A leaf and dew drops.874 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.873 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.871 views
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Looking up.868 views
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The sun was getting higher.868 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.868 views
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In the forest.867 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.866 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.861 views
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Waiting for the sunrise859 views
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A shepherd's hut.856 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.854 views
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Red fir twig.853 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.847 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.804 views
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