 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.2086 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.1802 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.1650 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.1600 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1473 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.1234 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1231 views
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Threesome.1230 views
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A view of a forested valley.1224 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1218 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1192 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1190 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1184 views
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A play of light and shadow.1183 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1183 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1182 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1179 views
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And he was in the air too.1178 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.1175 views
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Getting closer.1172 views
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Another colorful slope.1168 views
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A hill with a chapel.1168 views
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Different trees - different colors.1166 views
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The church perched on a hill.1165 views
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Color red.1164 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1162 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.1162 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1159 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1158 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.1155 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1153 views
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Half green, half yellow.1151 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1149 views
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Then the other one followed.1148 views
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The wind took them to the south...1148 views
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A lonely tree.1148 views
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A tree stump.1145 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1141 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1141 views
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Larches in backlight.1139 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1136 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1135 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1134 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1133 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1132 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1131 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1130 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1130 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1129 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.1129 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.1128 views
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Grass in backlight.1128 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1125 views
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A larch twig.1125 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1122 views
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More trees.1122 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1121 views
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It was getting better and better.1119 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1118 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1117 views
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A path leading to the larches.1117 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.1117 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1115 views
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Stairway.1115 views
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Daisy1113 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.1113 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1112 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1109 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1107 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.1106 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1106 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.1104 views
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Trees turning yellow.1102 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.1102 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1101 views
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Green leaves turning red.1100 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.1099 views
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Larches in all their glory.1098 views
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An old drinking trough.1096 views
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The colors shone brightly.1096 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.1095 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.1095 views
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Looking up.1095 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.1094 views
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Play of light and shadow.1093 views
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Colorful slopes.1091 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.1088 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.1087 views
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Golden fern leaves.1087 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.1086 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.1085 views
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Larches and firs.1084 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.1083 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.1083 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.1080 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.1078 views
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Patterns of the fields.1078 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.1076 views
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The slope full of larch trees.1076 views
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Grass in the water.1076 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...1075 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.1075 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.1074 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.1064 views
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The larch and the moon.1062 views
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Beech leaves.1058 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.1055 views
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The sun was getting higher.1055 views
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Close-up of the leaf.1055 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.1054 views
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Reflections.1052 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.1052 views
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In the forest.1050 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.1049 views
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The last view before heading out.1049 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.1049 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.1048 views
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Larch twig.1048 views
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A leaf and dew drops.1048 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.1047 views
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Waiting for the sunrise1042 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.1042 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.1036 views
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A shepherd's hut.1036 views
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Red fir twig.1032 views
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Looking up.1031 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.1026 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.1025 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.992 views
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