 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1317 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.1109 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.967 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.864 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.762 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.589 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.580 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.578 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.571 views
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Stairway.564 views
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Threesome.563 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)562 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.562 views
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The larches were still vivid color.560 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.557 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.555 views
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Getting closer.554 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.551 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.549 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.549 views
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Color red.548 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.546 views
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A play of light and shadow.542 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.539 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.537 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!536 views
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It was getting better and better.535 views
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A larch twig.535 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.535 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.533 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.532 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.532 views
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Then the other one followed.532 views
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And he was in the air too.532 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.532 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.531 views
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Another slope with electric wires.531 views
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The church perched on a hill.531 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.529 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...528 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.528 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.528 views
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More trees.528 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.527 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.526 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.523 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.522 views
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A view of a forested valley.521 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.521 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.521 views
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A hill with a chapel.517 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.515 views
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Larches in backlight.515 views
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Another colorful slope.513 views
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Green leaves turning red.512 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.510 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.509 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.509 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.509 views
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Grass in backlight.508 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.507 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.507 views
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A lonely tree.507 views
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Larches and firs.506 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.505 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.505 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.504 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.503 views
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Different trees - different colors.503 views
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Half green, half yellow.503 views
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Larches in all their glory.502 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.501 views
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A tree stump.501 views
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A path leading to the larches.501 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.500 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.499 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.496 views
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Close-up of the leaf.495 views
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The larch and the moon.493 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.492 views
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Golden fern leaves.492 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.491 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.491 views
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Patterns of the fields.491 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.490 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.488 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.488 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.488 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.487 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...487 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.487 views
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The wind took them to the south...487 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.487 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.486 views
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An old drinking trough.484 views
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Colorful slopes.484 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.484 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.483 views
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Looking up.481 views
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Grass in the water.480 views
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Reflections.478 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.477 views
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Play of light and shadow.477 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.476 views
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Beech leaves.474 views
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The colors shone brightly.474 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.473 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.469 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...469 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.467 views
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The sun was getting higher.466 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.464 views
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Larch twig.463 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.461 views
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Daisy460 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.459 views
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The slope full of larch trees.457 views
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Looking up.455 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.449 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.448 views
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A leaf and dew drops.447 views
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Trees turning yellow.446 views
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Waiting for the sunrise446 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.442 views
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A shepherd's hut.435 views
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Red fir twig.433 views
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In the forest.432 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.429 views
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The last view before heading out.428 views
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