 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1771 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.1486 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.1303 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.1272 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1139 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.908 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)906 views
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Threesome.905 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.887 views
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A play of light and shadow.879 views
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A view of a forested valley.877 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.870 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.861 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.858 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.848 views
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Getting closer.846 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.845 views
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Another slope with electric wires.843 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.842 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.841 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!838 views
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The wind took them to the south...835 views
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And he was in the air too.834 views
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Color red.833 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.830 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.826 views
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A hill with a chapel.825 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.824 views
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A lonely tree.824 views
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Another colorful slope.822 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.820 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.819 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...819 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.816 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.816 views
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A tree stump.815 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.814 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.814 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...813 views
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Different trees - different colors.812 views
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A larch twig.812 views
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Grass in backlight.811 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.811 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.810 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.809 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.809 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.809 views
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Stairway.808 views
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The church perched on a hill.808 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.807 views
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Half green, half yellow.806 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.805 views
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Larches in all their glory.805 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.804 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.804 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.804 views
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Larches in backlight.804 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.803 views
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Then the other one followed.802 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.802 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.802 views
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Colorful slopes.801 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.801 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.801 views
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It was getting better and better.800 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.800 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.800 views
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Green leaves turning red.800 views
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The larches were still vivid color.798 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.795 views
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The colors shone brightly.794 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.793 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.793 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.793 views
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Play of light and shadow.792 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.788 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.786 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.784 views
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Daisy784 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.783 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.783 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.781 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.781 views
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A path leading to the larches.781 views
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More trees.780 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.778 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.778 views
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Grass in the water.778 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.777 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.777 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.774 views
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An old drinking trough.771 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.770 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.768 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.767 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.767 views
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Beech leaves.767 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.767 views
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Trees turning yellow.765 views
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Reflections.765 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...765 views
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Larches and firs.762 views
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The larch and the moon.760 views
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Close-up of the leaf.758 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.756 views
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The slope full of larch trees.755 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.755 views
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Patterns of the fields.754 views
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Looking up.751 views
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Golden fern leaves.750 views
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The last view before heading out.749 views
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The sun was getting higher.745 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.744 views
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Looking up.743 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.741 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.739 views
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Red fir twig.737 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.736 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.734 views
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A shepherd's hut.733 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.731 views
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A leaf and dew drops.729 views
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In the forest.729 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.728 views
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Larch twig.727 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.724 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.715 views
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Waiting for the sunrise713 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.700 views
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