Short hike in the mountains

annnna8888

This was just a short afternoon outing last weekend, and leaving home at 2 p.m. we were late for any serious hiking, but I was hoping to at least get some fresh air and nice pictures.


1. The first part of our short walk was up a grassy slope with Mt. Krvavec in the background.



2. It was warm - too warm for mid-January!



3. At the top of Mt. Kriska planina, the T-bar lifts waited patiently for some snow. This is supposed to be the high season for skiing! I want snow!



4. Views were a bit hazy but you could make out Kamnik, my hometown in the valley below.



5. Layers of hills, one of my favorite landscapes.



6. A chapel on another hill.



7. Soon the light started to turn warm yellow and orange.



8. We headed back towards our car.



9. Orange mists reaching out of the Ljubljana Basin all the way to the mountains.



10. A lone skydiver and Mt. Triglav in the background.



11. Fiery sky above the pistes of another ski resort.



12. We waited for the sun to finally disappear behind the horizon, but as it is usually the case, the show was just beginning. First, everything was calm...



13. ... and then the sky exploded into crazy pink and red colors.



14. And I didn't have my tripod with me!



15. Of course, it only lasted six minutes. Then the colors started to fade just as quickly as they appeared.



I was lucky! How many times have I waited for the sunset, equipped with everything from a tripod and a remote control to warm clothes and snacks, but ended up with a sorry excuse for a sunset or no sunset at all?

Ana

jamesl

Wonderful! Makes me very jealous of your home town if you have that so close to you.

Eia

5 & 7 are extraordinary! I like the layers and colors. I like 8 too; the warm rich colors on the snow is beautiful. What a beautiful place too. Very nice; you are fortunate.

bryanj87

Wow, 5, 7 and 8 are incredible. Great job overall on these.

Sam

Thank you for posting your images and sharing a look at your country.

Number 5 is fantastic!

Sam

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annnna8888 wrote: »

This was just a short afternoon outing last weekend, and leaving home at 2 p.m. we were late for any serious hiking, but I was hoping to at least get some fresh air and nice pictures.




Ana

beautiful shots and it looks like a very nice place to be at !

imagesofhim

Amazing set! I, like most everyone else, am enamored with #5. It's just take-your-breath-away stunning!

mr peas

magnificent colors!

bhundt

Wow they all look great, to hard to pick a favorite. I can't imagine that chapel in #6 gets much business!

annnna8888

Thanks everybody!

bhundt, actually the chapel gets a lot of business! It's a popular 1-hour hike and it's visited all year round.

Ana

lnorm

Absolutely love number 5, really did take my breath away!

schmoo

Wow Ana, nice views! How long is that hike? You say the chapel is only 1 mile but you look to be much higher than that.

I can practically smell the fresh air from here....

squirl033

wow.. great series! especially like # 5, 8, 13 and 14...

Andy

annnna8888 wrote: »

5. Layers of hills, one of my favorite landscapes.

Me to.

clickin girl

Lovin 5 and 8! Beautiful pics! How lucky you are to have such beautiful scenery to shoot!

redleash

Oh, Ana, what a stunning set of images! I agree that 5, 7 and 8 are the best of the bunch--and #5 should be a magazine cover! Or the ad for a gallery exhibit . . .

Thank you for including your narratives also--I feel like I learned about a part of the world I have never seen and I can imagine a bit of your village life. Wonderful!

Lauren

coscorrosa

Andy wrote: »

Me to.

Awesome set, 5 and 7 are outstanding.

TreyHoff

5 is just amazing! Great work capturing this.

Rhuarc

Yeah, #5 takes the cake! It almost looks painted!

Amazing captures.

Seefutlung

Good stuff ... your layers of hills is excellant.

Gary

annnna8888

Thanks again, guys! I'm surprised #5 seems to be so uniformly everybody's favorite.

schmoo wrote: »

Wow Ana, nice views! How long is that hike? You say the chapel is only 1 mile but you look to be much higher than that.

I can practically smell the fresh air from here....

Steph, it takes one hour from the valley to reach the chapel in #6, a nice hike through the woods, and the views from there are wonderful... that's why it's so popular.
My hike from this post took about 1.5 hours both ways, and yes, it's much higher than the chapel. Ahhh, yes, the air was fresh indeed...

Ana

hawkeye978

Beautiful set, once again Ana. Here in New England we'd happily ship you some of our snowstorms. We've had over 65-70cm of snow in the last week with more expected in the new few days. Is the chapel in #6 the same one you had that beautiful image from a couple of years ago?