Fresh skampi for me!
This was at a really nice restaurant in Kobarid. I got a big plate of skampi (Mediterranean crawfish) in a delicious sauce with lots of lemon and garlic. Can...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Crn mountain ridge
The sharp triangular peak to the right of the middle is Crn (pronounced "cairn"). According to the WWI museum we visited, part of the Austro-Hungarian front...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A ridge above the Soca Valley
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Crn Mountain
The triangular peak in the middle of this picture is Crn. If you look closely, you can see snow blowing off the edge of it. This picture was taken from the top...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Crn mountain
The triangular peak in the middle of this picture is Crn. If you look closely, you can see snow blowing off the edge of it. This picture was taken from the top...2048 x 1536 pixels
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The Soca Valley
This is a view of part of the Soca Valley, from the top of a hill at the site of an old castle. We hiked up to this spot from the road, only to find that the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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The ridge of Crn
This is the ridge just down from Crn Mountain. According to the WWI museum we visited in Kobarid, part of the Austro-Hungarian front line was just under that...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Slovenian slow-poke
This slimy slow-poke was slinking along the stone steps on the way down from a castle that we tried to visit near Kobarid.2048 x 1536 pixels
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Ancient-looking steps
These steep stairs looked as though they led up to nowhere. They actually were supposed to lead to a castle, but unfortunately all that was left of it were the...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Crn mountain from below
This is Crn again, seen from a spot near the Soca River.2048 x 1536 pixels
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World War I bunker
While driving along the Soca Valley from Kobarid, we passed a spot where we could pull off the road, and there was a trail leading down the hill toward the...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Finally the river!
This is the beautiful Soca River, as seen from a foot bridge that spans it on a trail near Kobarid. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this river, even more...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Beautiful blue Soca
This is the beautiful Soca River, as seen from a foot bridge that spans it on a trail near Kobarid. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this river, even more...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Beautiful blue Soca
This is the beautiful Soca River, as seen from a foot bridge that spans it on a trail near Kobarid. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this river, even more...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A foot-bridge over the Soca
That's me, standing on a bridge over the Soca River, on a trail not far from Kobarid. (I took this picture with my remote control, as there was no one else with...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A foot-bridge over the Soca
That's me, standing on a bridge over the Soca River, on a trail not far from Kobarid. (I took this picture with my remote control, as there was no one else with...
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Me in a trench
While driving along the Soca Valley from Kobarid, we passed a spot where we could pull off the road, and there was a trail leading down the hill toward the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Me in a trench
While driving along the Soca Valley from Kobarid, we passed a spot where we could pull off the road, and there was a trail leading down the hill toward the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Jagged mountain
This mountain overlooks the Soca Valley, further down the ridge from Crn mountain.2048 x 1536 pixels
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Snow-capped peaks
An interesting-looking trio of peaks near the Soca River2048 x 1536 pixels
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Beauty
This was a truly amazing sight. We were just driving along a road through the Soca Valley, surrounded by gorgeous mountains on all sides. At one point, we...
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On the road up to Vrsic
Just another example of how beautiful the Slovenian mountains are...
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Crazy creek
This small river was rushing through a tiny canyon that it had apparently carved for itself out of the rock. Notice that it also has the pale blue color of the...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Lovers on the bridge
Michele and Jonathon, on a small swinging bridge over a little river. This is the same bridge from which the previous photo in this folder was taken. Notice the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A ridge near Vrsic
This is a ridge near Vrsic, close to sunset. Later, Jonathon and I looked at the map of Triglav National Park, and decided that Triglav (the tallest mountain in...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A rocky peak
This picture was taken from Vrsic, where we stopped for a while to take pictures and just enjoy the view. Though it was getting late, Jonathon and I decided...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A ridge near Vrsic
This ridge is the nearest one to the mountain that Vrsic is on. As you can see, the sun was getting low.2048 x 1536 pixels
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A ridge near Vrsic
This is a ridge near Vrsic, close to sunset. I took this picture while Jonathon and I were hiking. Later, we looked at the map of Triglav National Park, and...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Cave explorer extraordinaire
That's me, at the entrance to a big cave that Jonathon and I discovered while hiking near Vrsic. It was already completely dark by the time we got up there,...1536 x 2048 pixels
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