 Most viewed - October 2005
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1901 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.1614 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.1442 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.1425 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.1285 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)1052 views
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Threesome.1047 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.1044 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.1033 views
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A view of a forested valley.1026 views
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A play of light and shadow.1019 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.1008 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.998 views
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Getting closer.997 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.996 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!992 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.991 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.989 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.987 views
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Another slope with electric wires.987 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.985 views
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And he was in the air too.980 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.978 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.975 views
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Different trees - different colors.971 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.971 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.970 views
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A hill with a chapel.969 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...968 views
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Color red.966 views
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Another colorful slope.965 views
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Then the other one followed.964 views
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The wind took them to the south...964 views
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A lonely tree.964 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.963 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...962 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.961 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.961 views
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The church perched on a hill.961 views
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Stairway.958 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.957 views
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Grass in backlight.957 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.956 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.956 views
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Green leaves turning red.954 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.953 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.952 views
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A larch twig.951 views
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Half green, half yellow.951 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.949 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.949 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.948 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.947 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.947 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.947 views
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It was getting better and better.946 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.945 views
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The larches were still vivid color.944 views
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A tree stump.943 views
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Larches in backlight.943 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.941 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.941 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.938 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.937 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.936 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.936 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.936 views
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Play of light and shadow.936 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.933 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.932 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.931 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.931 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.930 views
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Larches in all their glory.927 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.926 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.926 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.925 views
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A path leading to the larches.925 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.924 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.922 views
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More trees.922 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.920 views
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The colors shone brightly.920 views
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Trees turning yellow.919 views
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Daisy919 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.918 views
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An old drinking trough.917 views
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Colorful slopes.916 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.914 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.913 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.913 views
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The slope full of larch trees.908 views
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Grass in the water.907 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.905 views
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The larch and the moon.904 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.904 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.903 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.902 views
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Beech leaves.902 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...901 views
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Looking up.899 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.898 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.895 views
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Golden fern leaves.895 views
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Patterns of the fields.895 views
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Larches and firs.893 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.891 views
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The last view before heading out.891 views
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Reflections.887 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.886 views
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Close-up of the leaf.884 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.881 views
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Larch twig.876 views
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A leaf and dew drops.876 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.876 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.874 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.871 views
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Looking up.869 views
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The sun was getting higher.869 views
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In the forest.868 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.868 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.867 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.861 views
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Waiting for the sunrise860 views
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A shepherd's hut.857 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.855 views
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Red fir twig.854 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.847 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.804 views
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