 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1315 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.1107 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.964 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.862 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.760 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.586 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.580 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.577 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.570 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.562 views
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Threesome.562 views
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Stairway.562 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)560 views
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The larches were still vivid color.558 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.555 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.552 views
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Getting closer.552 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.549 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.548 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.547 views
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Color red.545 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.543 views
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A play of light and shadow.541 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.537 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.537 views
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It was getting better and better.534 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!534 views
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A larch twig.533 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.532 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.531 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.531 views
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The church perched on a hill.531 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.530 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.530 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.530 views
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And he was in the air too.530 views
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Then the other one followed.529 views
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Another slope with electric wires.529 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...527 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.527 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.526 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.526 views
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More trees.526 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.526 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.524 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.520 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.519 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.519 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.519 views
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A view of a forested valley.518 views
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Larches in backlight.514 views
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A hill with a chapel.514 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.512 views
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Another colorful slope.511 views
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Green leaves turning red.511 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.507 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.507 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.506 views
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Grass in backlight.506 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.506 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.505 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.505 views
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A lonely tree.504 views
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Larches and firs.503 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.503 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.502 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.502 views
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Larches in all their glory.502 views
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Half green, half yellow.502 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.502 views
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Different trees - different colors.501 views
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A tree stump.500 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.499 views
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A path leading to the larches.499 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.498 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.497 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.494 views
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Close-up of the leaf.492 views
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The larch and the moon.491 views
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Patterns of the fields.491 views
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Golden fern leaves.490 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.489 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.489 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.488 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.487 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.486 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.485 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.485 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...485 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.485 views
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The wind took them to the south...485 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.485 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.484 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.484 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.483 views
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An old drinking trough.482 views
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Colorful slopes.482 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.480 views
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Looking up.478 views
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Grass in the water.477 views
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Reflections.476 views
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Play of light and shadow.476 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.475 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.475 views
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Beech leaves.472 views
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The colors shone brightly.472 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.471 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.467 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...467 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.465 views
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The sun was getting higher.465 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.462 views
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Larch twig.462 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.459 views
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Daisy459 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.457 views
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Looking up.454 views
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The slope full of larch trees.454 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.447 views
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A leaf and dew drops.446 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.445 views
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Waiting for the sunrise444 views
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Trees turning yellow.443 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.440 views
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A shepherd's hut.433 views
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Red fir twig.430 views
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In the forest.430 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.428 views
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The last view before heading out.427 views
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