 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1966 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.1690 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.1518 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.1500 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1354 views
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Threesome.1136 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1124 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.1115 views
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A view of a forested valley.1110 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1106 views
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A play of light and shadow.1085 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1085 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.1072 views
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Another slope with electric wires.1070 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!1068 views
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Getting closer.1067 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.1064 views
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And he was in the air too.1061 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.1059 views
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Different trees - different colors.1057 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.1057 views
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Color red.1056 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.1055 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.1054 views
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A hill with a chapel.1053 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.1048 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.1048 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.1047 views
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The wind took them to the south...1047 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.1046 views
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Another colorful slope.1044 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.1044 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...1041 views
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The church perched on a hill.1040 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...1039 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.1034 views
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A lonely tree.1034 views
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Half green, half yellow.1034 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.1032 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.1031 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.1031 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.1029 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.1028 views
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Then the other one followed.1028 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.1026 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.1025 views
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Larches in backlight.1024 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.1022 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.1021 views
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A larch twig.1021 views
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A tree stump.1019 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.1019 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.1017 views
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The larches were still vivid color.1015 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.1015 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.1013 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.1013 views
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Stairway.1011 views
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It was getting better and better.1010 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.1009 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.1009 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.1008 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.1007 views
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Green leaves turning red.1006 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.1005 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.1005 views
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Daisy1004 views
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A path leading to the larches.1002 views
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More trees.1002 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.1000 views
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Play of light and shadow.1000 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.999 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.999 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.998 views
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Grass in backlight.998 views
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An old drinking trough.997 views
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The colors shone brightly.996 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.996 views
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Larches in all their glory.996 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.996 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.992 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.991 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.991 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.991 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.989 views
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Colorful slopes.988 views
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Trees turning yellow.987 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.986 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.982 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.982 views
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Patterns of the fields.981 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.979 views
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The slope full of larch trees.977 views
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Grass in the water.977 views
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Looking up.975 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.974 views
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The larch and the moon.972 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.972 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.970 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.970 views
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Golden fern leaves.970 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...969 views
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Larches and firs.968 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.964 views
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The last view before heading out.964 views
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A leaf and dew drops.964 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.962 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.960 views
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Beech leaves.958 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.957 views
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Close-up of the leaf.957 views
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Reflections.953 views
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Larch twig.950 views
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The sun was getting higher.950 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.950 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.948 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.942 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.942 views
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Looking up.941 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.941 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.941 views
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A shepherd's hut.938 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.938 views
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Waiting for the sunrise936 views
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Red fir twig.931 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.929 views
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In the forest.927 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.926 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.868 views
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