 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1810 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.1521 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.1345 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.1312 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1186 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)950 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.948 views
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Threesome.941 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.934 views
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A play of light and shadow.932 views
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A view of a forested valley.927 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.913 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.908 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.899 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.897 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.895 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.894 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.892 views
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Another slope with electric wires.891 views
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Getting closer.889 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!887 views
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And he was in the air too.879 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.877 views
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Color red.877 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.875 views
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A lonely tree.875 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.873 views
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A hill with a chapel.870 views
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The wind took them to the south...869 views
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A tree stump.868 views
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Different trees - different colors.868 views
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Another colorful slope.863 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...863 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...862 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.862 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.861 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.861 views
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Grass in backlight.861 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.860 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.860 views
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The church perched on a hill.860 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.859 views
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A larch twig.859 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.858 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.856 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.856 views
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Half green, half yellow.855 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.852 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.852 views
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Then the other one followed.851 views
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Larches in backlight.851 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.851 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.849 views
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Larches in all their glory.849 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.849 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.848 views
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Stairway.847 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.846 views
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It was getting better and better.846 views
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The larches were still vivid color.846 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.846 views
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Colorful slopes.844 views
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Green leaves turning red.844 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.842 views
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Play of light and shadow.841 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.840 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.840 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.839 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.838 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.838 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.837 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.836 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.836 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.835 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.834 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.834 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.833 views
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Daisy831 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.831 views
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A path leading to the larches.827 views
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The colors shone brightly.826 views
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More trees.826 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.824 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.824 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.823 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.822 views
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An old drinking trough.821 views
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Grass in the water.819 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.817 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.817 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.817 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.816 views
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Trees turning yellow.814 views
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Larches and firs.812 views
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Beech leaves.812 views
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The larch and the moon.811 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.808 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.807 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.807 views
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Close-up of the leaf.807 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.806 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.805 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.803 views
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The slope full of larch trees.801 views
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Golden fern leaves.800 views
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Reflections.798 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...795 views
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Patterns of the fields.795 views
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Looking up.794 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.793 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.789 views
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The sun was getting higher.789 views
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Looking up.789 views
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The last view before heading out.788 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.783 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.783 views
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Red fir twig.780 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.779 views
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A shepherd's hut.779 views
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Larch twig.778 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.776 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.774 views
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A leaf and dew drops.771 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.767 views
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In the forest.766 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.766 views
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Waiting for the sunrise761 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.759 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.735 views
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