A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1121 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.963 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.808 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.695 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.622 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.466 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.451 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.442 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.441 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)441 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.439 views
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Threesome.436 views
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Stairway.432 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.431 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.429 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.428 views
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Color red.428 views
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The larches were still vivid color.427 views
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Then the other one followed.426 views
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A play of light and shadow.424 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.424 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.422 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!422 views
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Another slope with electric wires.422 views
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Getting closer.421 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.420 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.418 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.417 views
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A larch twig.416 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.415 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.412 views
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More trees.412 views
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The church perched on a hill.412 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.411 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.411 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.408 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.408 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.406 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.406 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.405 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.404 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.404 views
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It was getting better and better.403 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.403 views
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A hill with a chapel.400 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.399 views
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And he was in the air too.399 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.399 views
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A view of a forested valley.398 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.397 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.397 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.397 views
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Green leaves turning red.397 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...395 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.395 views
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Larches in backlight.394 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.394 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.392 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.392 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.391 views
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Larches in all their glory.389 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.389 views
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Grass in backlight.388 views
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A lonely tree.387 views
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Half green, half yellow.386 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.383 views
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The wind took them to the south...383 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.381 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.381 views
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Golden fern leaves.381 views
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Another colorful slope.380 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...379 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.378 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.378 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.378 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.376 views
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A path leading to the larches.376 views
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Close-up of the leaf.375 views
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Looking up.375 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.373 views
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A tree stump.372 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.371 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.370 views
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Play of light and shadow.370 views
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Patterns of the fields.369 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.368 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.368 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...367 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.366 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.365 views
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Different trees - different colors.364 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.364 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.363 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.363 views
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The colors shone brightly.362 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.361 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.357 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.357 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.356 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.356 views
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Larches and firs.353 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.349 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.347 views
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The slope full of larch trees.347 views
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Daisy346 views
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The larch and the moon.344 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.341 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.339 views
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An old drinking trough.339 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.339 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.338 views
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The sun was getting higher.338 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.336 views
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Grass in the water.336 views
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Colorful slopes.336 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.335 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.335 views
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Trees turning yellow.334 views
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Reflections.333 views
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A leaf and dew drops.331 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.329 views
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Beech leaves.328 views
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Waiting for the sunrise324 views
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Looking up.324 views
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Larch twig.324 views
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Red fir twig.324 views
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A shepherd's hut.320 views
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In the forest.317 views
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The last view before heading out.314 views
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