 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1569 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.1307 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.1154 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.1072 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.984 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.767 views
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Threesome.763 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)745 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.742 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.723 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.722 views
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A play of light and shadow.717 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.716 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.715 views
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Color red.715 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.712 views
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A view of a forested valley.711 views
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Getting closer.708 views
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Another slope with electric wires.703 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.701 views
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And he was in the air too.693 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!693 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.692 views
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The church perched on a hill.691 views
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Another colorful slope.687 views
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The larches were still vivid color.683 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.681 views
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A lonely tree.680 views
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A hill with a chapel.679 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.678 views
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A larch twig.678 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.677 views
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The wind took them to the south...677 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.677 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.677 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...676 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.676 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.675 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.674 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.673 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.671 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.670 views
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Larches in all their glory.670 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.670 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.669 views
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Stairway.669 views
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Different trees - different colors.667 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.666 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.664 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.664 views
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Colorful slopes.663 views
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Green leaves turning red.663 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.662 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.662 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.661 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.661 views
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Then the other one followed.661 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.661 views
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A tree stump.658 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.657 views
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Half green, half yellow.656 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...656 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.656 views
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It was getting better and better.655 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.655 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.655 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.655 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.654 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.653 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.652 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.652 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.651 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.650 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.648 views
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Grass in the water.647 views
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Daisy647 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.646 views
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The larch and the moon.645 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.644 views
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Trees turning yellow.643 views
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Close-up of the leaf.643 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.642 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.641 views
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Play of light and shadow.641 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.639 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.639 views
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Grass in backlight.639 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.638 views
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The colors shone brightly.638 views
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A path leading to the larches.637 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.634 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.634 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.633 views
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More trees.632 views
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An old drinking trough.631 views
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Larches in backlight.631 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...629 views
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Reflections.628 views
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Patterns of the fields.628 views
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Beech leaves.626 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.625 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.624 views
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Golden fern leaves.621 views
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Looking up.620 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.620 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.619 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.614 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.611 views
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Larches and firs.610 views
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A leaf and dew drops.610 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.609 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.607 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.607 views
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The sun was getting higher.606 views
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Looking up.603 views
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The slope full of larch trees.602 views
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The last view before heading out.599 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.597 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.596 views
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A shepherd's hut.595 views
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Larch twig.594 views
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Red fir twig.593 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.590 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.589 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.588 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.585 views
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In the forest.570 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.560 views
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Waiting for the sunrise555 views
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