Frosty trees at the Vršič pass

Two weekends ago I hiked from the Erjavčeva hut to the top of the Vršič pass and back. The moisture and cold temperatures caused frost to form on everything and it didn't melt even after several hours of sunny weather. The sight was magical!

Two days of hiking around Mt. Krn

Our photo club organized (Jaka, to be exact) a two-day hike to Mt. Krn in the Julian Alps. Seven of us drove to the Lepena valley on a Friday afternoon and hiked to the hut at the Krn Lake. We just caught the last sun rays on Mr. Krn.


The light was much better in the morning.


Mt. Krn was basking in the sun while we were still in the shade.


When we finally left the lake after more than an hour of shooting, the sun almost reached it.


The trail ascends to a small plateau and then starts up a scree slope.


After less than 2 hours Klemen and I were close to the top.


Views over the Julian Alps from the top of Mt. Krn (2244 meters above sea level). Mt. Triglav in the distance, and Krn Lake down below.


Layers of smog and Mt. Snežnik in the distance.


At the top from the left: Jaka, Aleš, Bine, Klemen, Maja, Brane.


Aleš was the only one with a bright T-shirt which made for a nice foreground. :P


The Soča valley to the north-west.


It was unusually warm for October 1 and on the way down we suffered great thirst...


...and we couldn't wait to take off our hiking shoes and soak our feet in the cold lake. And drink some beer. :)


One more look toward the lake and off we went back to the valley.


Other club members took photos, too. Surprising since we are from a photo club, right? :) Have a look at the photos by Jaka and... wait, nobody else processed them yet. :P

Savica waterfall and Lake Bohinj

Lake Bohinj - always a great destination! This time I hiked to the Savica waterfall, too. I had realized I didn't have any digital photos of it at all. It was a Sunday and I had to wait for a few tourists to get out of the way so I could set up my tripod. :) There aren't many places to shoot from, just a narrow path long the rock wall.





The view from the Savica waterfall back towards Lake Bohinj.

I stopped at several places along the shore, hiked around and took photos.






On the way back late afternoon light was becoming really nice so we drove to the top of the Šmarjetna gora hill to take a couple of photos just before the sun set.

First snow back in October

Yep, this post is only three months late. :) At least the photos didn't end up buried somewhere on my disk, with no selection and no post-processing.
Anyway, in mid October my friends Andrej, Črt, Luka, Michelle and I went exploring the west part of Gorenjska. The conditions were perfect - OK, different to say the least: the foliage was still bright colors, but it was covered with a thin layer of snow, and to top it off, the mountains were enveloped in mists.
First we drove to Zelenci, the source of the Sava Dolinka river. It was half-raining, half-snowing.


Then we hopped across the border into Italy to visit the always gorgeous Mangart Lakes. There was more snow here, and more mists.

Mt. Mangart was obscured by the clouds and fog.

Red leaves and snow.




After a hearty meal in Kranjska Gora we went exploring along a winding country road leading into the mountains above the town. Last year I photographed the same area even later, on November 1, but it was a perfect fall day, all sun and no snow. The ski pistes at Podkoren:


The higher we went, the more snowy it became.



From a nice lookout point the views of the valley opened up in front of us. The light around Mt. Špik was eerily blue.



There was an interesting blue cloud above Kranjska Gora, too.

By the time we left it got pretty dark.

The combination of fall foliage and snow is very picturesque. I'm glad we were lucky enough to capture it (and that we kicked our butts out of the house to see it in the first place!).
More photos here.