Kamniška Bistrica is a beautiful valley near Kamnik, easy to access by car.
There are trailheads to the highest peaks in Kamniške Alpe range (Grintovec, Skuta, Planjava).
A river, also named Kamniška Bistrica, runs along the valley.
The source of the river is in a small lake at the end of the valley (no swimming).
This video shows our hike, starting by the lake, and then walking downstream along the river.
The Predaselj gorge is quite notable - it's up to 30 m deep, with vertical rocky walls, and no more than a few meters wide.
This is a hike in Logarska dolina in early spring.
Logarska dolina is one of the most beautiful Alpine valleys in the country.
The entrance to the valley was snow-free, but the area around Rinka waterfall was still under a deep blanket of snow.
We took our Pina with us, and she enjoyed the day out in the snow immensely.
Note to self: Must do another video in Logarska dolina later in the year, with green grass and with leaves on trees.
We don't just go hiking in the Alps - we also like to visit Slovenian seaside.
In this video, we go on a cycling trip on the coast, starting in Izola and riding our bicycles to Strunjan and Piran.
Piran is one of the most visited towns in Slovenia, and it shows in the video.
A lot of people were enjoying the warm spring sun on Tartini square, and visiting the seafront restaurants.
From Piran, it's just a short ride to Portorož, and then back to Strunjan and Izola through a couple of old tunnels.
This short video shows a winter hike to a hut named Krekova koča (1642m) on Ratitovec.
Ratitovec has several peaks: Altemaver (1678m), Gladki vrh (1667m), Kremant (1654m) and Kosmati vrh (1643m).
When we reached Krekova koča, a strong and cold wind made it difficult to progress to higher peaks.
So we decided to call it a day.
The video shows the final part of our hike, across a steep rocky slope. This is followed by some scenes which show Krekova koča (until I stopped filming as I didn't want to freeze my fingers off).
Kamniško sedlo (1885m) is a prominent saddle in Kamniške Alpe range, connecting Planjava (2392m) and Brana (2253m).
The saddle is clearly visible from Ljubljana, and is a very popular hiking destination.
The usual trailhead is Kamniška Bistrica (601m), and this is where we started our hike.
The elevation gain on the hike is almost 1300m, which is quite respectable.
It's also possible to begin the hike at trailhead in Logarska dolina - this trail is a little shorter, but steeper.
All in all, it was a great way to spend the Christmas day.
This video shows a winter hike to the summit of Raduha (2062m).
We've had very little snow this December, normally the mountain should have been covered under a thick blanket of snow.
We started the hike just below the mountain hut at Loka (1500m), and quickly arrived at the summit.
It was quite cold and windy at the top, so we didn't stay up there for long.
We took a different way down - to Planina Arta (1564m).
Korošica is a grassy plateau below the summit of Ojstrica (2350m).
We started this hike at Planina Podvežak (1500m), and hiked up to Korošica.
A mountain hut named Kocbekov dom is located on Korošica, but we didn't go quite to the hut because it was getting late.
This video shows a hike to the summit of Begunjščica (2060m) in Karavanke range.
We drove to the trailhead at Poljška planina (1180m) - the road is quite rough, so 4x4 comes handy.
It's an easy hike to Roblek (1657m), which is a very popular spot with great views and a mountain hut.
From Roblek, we hiked up to the summit - the trail is occasionally quite steep and can be slippery when wet. In icy conditions, crampons are a must.
From the summit, the nearby peaks in Karavanke (Stol, Vrtača, Košuta etc) can be seen, and also the peaks in Julian Alps and in Kamniške alpe range.
It was a cloudy day, so the views were a bit limited.
On the way down, we stopped at Roblek again, and had a good rest.
We did this same hike a few years ago, but without the kids.
Now they are big enough to handle long hikes, so we took them with us.
The trail begins near Rinka waterfall in Logarska dolina.
In November, the waterfall is reduced to a tiny strip of water.
Above the waterfall, there is the source of Savinja river.
In a few minutes, we reach Okrešelj which is surrounded by some beautiful mountains: Turska gora, Rinke and Mrzla gora.
The hike becomes a little steeper, as we make our way up to Savinjsko sedlo (2001m).
This is the highest point of the hike, and it lies right on the border with Austria.
The second part of the hike is basically descent from Savinjsko sedlo, all the way down to Jezersko.
We pass north faces of the highest peaks in Kamniške Alpe range: Skuta (2532m), Grintovec (2558m) and Kočna (2540m).
The video shows a short stop at a hut named Kranjska koča na Ledinah (1700m), and then it ends with an evening view of Velika Baba (2127m).
Days are short in November, so we arrived to Jezersko in the dark.
Stol (2236m) is the highest peak in Karavanke range, on the border between Slovenia and Austria.
Access to the summit is easy from south and east, but more difficult from the Austrian side.
We started the hike at Valvasorjev dom (1181m), and hiked a little more than one thousand vertical meters to the summit.
The views from Stol are wonderful, once you are above the tree line.
All the highest peaks in Slovenia can be seen, and also the towns in Gorenjska (Upper Carniola): Jesenice, Bled, Radovljica, Lesce etc.
A mountain hut named Prešernova koča (2174m) is located just below the summit.
Once on the summit, a view into Austria opens up.
We took a different trail back to Valvazorjev dom - via Zabreška planina.
