 Most viewed - March 2009
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The adjacent hill of Veliki Golak - which is, paradoxically, lower than Mali Golak.2144 views
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Mt. Kanin.1134 views
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The last look towards the chapel.732 views
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First sunlight appeared from the east when we were still in the forest.640 views
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A classic view.629 views
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A classic view of the Kamnik Alps.617 views
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Mt. Krn (38 kms away) and signs of an avalanche.615 views
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The Vipava valley up close. :)612 views
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Evil Jaka at the top.605 views
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.601 views
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Before we knew it, the sun was saying goodbye.597 views
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Dehydration is a b.... :)596 views
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Photographers.595 views
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Cottages in the dusk593 views
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David had a fun, home-made lens which gave an effect similar to a tilt & shift lens.587 views
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Views towards the Adriatic Sea.586 views
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Patterns.581 views
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Into the blue night.579 views
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Ski trails go in but not out of the sinkhole. Or do they? :)575 views
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This sinkhole on Mala planina was a much photographed place.573 views
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Tracks.570 views
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Cloud-capped Mts. Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta and Rinka.570 views
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What is he doing? ;)568 views
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At lower altitured the beech forest turns into a fir forest.564 views
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Looking toward the highest point of Velika planina.563 views
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... and finally, the top and the view towards the north.561 views
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More of the beech forest.561 views
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It was time to head back to the valley.561 views
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Mt. Triglav - 47 kilometers away.558 views
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Enjoying the views.558 views
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Underexposed.558 views
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The woods have practically no undergrowth (or is it maybe hidden under all this snow?).557 views
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The Vipava valley.557 views
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Does it make you dizzy? ;)557 views
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A blaze for hikers.556 views
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The ever photogenic chapel.554 views
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Our descent was marked with some more picture-taking.553 views
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Just below the summit.552 views
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The Kamnik Alps - about 70 kms away.552 views
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Dark clouds behind Mt. Ojstrica at 11 a.m. ...550 views
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Looking back on the trail we'd just hiked ...548 views
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It was a really clear day and visibility was excellent.548 views
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The chapel against the ominous clouds around Mt. Ojstrica.548 views
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Rolling hills and Mt. Ojstrica in the background.547 views
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The sun was gone.545 views
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More playing with the fish-eye.544 views
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Bent trees.543 views
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There was an interesting cloud over Mt. Planjava.543 views
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Shadows.542 views
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The same chapel with the fun lens.540 views
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The sun was glaring at Gojška planina.539 views
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Fence and tree.538 views
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Off-piste skiing.538 views
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Looking towards Mt. Krvavec.536 views
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And we marched on.532 views
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The forest is just too photogenic.531 views
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Soon the light turn pinkish.531 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage.530 views
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There was at least one meter of snow.527 views
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A lone tree on Gojška planina.526 views
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The tripod helped me play with long exposures.523 views
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More cottages in the dusk.523 views
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.522 views
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The northern face of Mt. Begunjščica.519 views
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Velika planina.519 views
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Dramatic sky in the background.518 views
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Panorama from Zeleni rob inn before returning home.518 views
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In the soft bluish and pinkish light we returned the way we had come.516 views
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Looking back I was part of the Košuta range bathing in the afternoon sun.512 views
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Even though I hiked in the shade the whole time, the sky offered enough drama.512 views
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Another typical cottage.509 views
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Here it was already pretty dark.507 views
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Red rock.505 views
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The clouds above Košuta turned orange.505 views
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Red rock II.503 views
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Larches.497 views
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Walking towards the moon.496 views
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Driving home the sky put up a show.496 views
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Buried.494 views
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Snow.493 views
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More ominous clouds about the Kamnik Alps.492 views
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I enjoyed the solitude. No idea why the skilift wasn't running.491 views
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I had a bit of time to kill before the sunset, so I headed to the Dolžanova soteska gorge.489 views
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What a display!489 views
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Snow and trees.488 views
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I didn't climb up very far as I didn't even have the right clothes and shoes with me. Soon I turned around and started my descent.486 views
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Last remains of pink in the sky.480 views
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Snow waves.477 views
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Mt. Kočna in pink.471 views
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Now the sun was gone, instead the moon made its appearance.470 views
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... which provided for some dramatic shots.467 views
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Looking up the northern face is awesome.465 views
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One last look and my hike was over.460 views
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Dark clouds.459 views
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The sun was quickly disappering behind the clouds ...449 views
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It was a great afternoon hike with a spectacular ending.446 views
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Walking out of the forest I was greeted by the view of the valley.445 views
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A lone hiker.441 views
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