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Posts Tagged → Alps

Kukova Spiča Sunset, Near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

posted in Pic du Jour, Slovenia on August 17, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Sharing a sunset view in four scenes of Kukova Špica (2427m/ 7962ft), a peak at the western end of Slovenia’s Martuljek mountain group in the Julian Alps, with a Eurasian Kestrel.

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20 Photos from the Verdon-Allos Loop Trail

posted in Field Guides, France, Hikes on July 11, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 5 Comments

More specifically, photos of seven different wildflowers and four different butterflies to present a survey of what was blooming and flying in early June along this six kilometer out-and-back trail along the Verdon River in the town of Allos, France.

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Seven Photos of Venanson, and the Upper Vésubie River Valley

posted in France on June 21, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Peeking through the veil of mist is Venanson, population 200.

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What was Blooming Near Lac d’Allos on 5 June 2026

posted in Field Guides, France on June 16, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

More specifically, a dozen wildflowers blooming on 5 June 2026 at elevations between 2000 and 2400m, near Lac d’Allos, in France’s Mercantour National Park.

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Lac d’Allos Hike and Loop – 25 Photos, and a Video too

posted in France, Hikes on June 14, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 7 Comments

An introduction to the largest high altitude alpine Lake in Europe, nestled in an impossibly beautiful setting at an edge of Mercanour National Park in southeast France.

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Untersberg Massif, Through a Mist

posted in Austria, Pic du Jour on June 10, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

The mountain chain made famous in The Sound of Music.

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In Transit: Nice to Geneva

posted in Climate Change, France, In Transit on April 22, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Snow cover in the Southern French Alps on 20 April 2026.

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A Valle di Cembra Brief

posted in Italy, Wine on March 3, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A wine and hike reminder.

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18 Photos of the Southern French Alps From Isola 2000

posted in Featured, France, Pic du Jour on February 8, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

And a few peaks in the Cottian Alps in Piedmont.

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In Transit: Nice to Zurich

posted in Climate Change, France, In Transit, Pic du Jour, Switzerland on February 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

Snow cover in the Southern French Alps on 6 February 2026.

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Yellow-billed Chough, in the Julian Alps

posted in Birds on January 13, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

A gallery and introduction to this common and beloved Alpine corvid.

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Predil Lake Notebook (and a Frozen Alpine Lake Ice Composition)

posted in Italy on December 23, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Don’t miss the 30-second singing lake ice video!

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Kukova Spiča – Martuljek Group, Slovenia

posted in Slovenia on August 2, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

This was last night’s sunset lightshow reflected from Kukova Špica (2427m/ 7962ft), a peak at the western end of Slovenia’s Martuljek mountain group, widely considered to be one of the most rugged and picturesque sub-ranges in the Julian Alps.

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18 Photos from Slovenia’s Tamar Valley

posted in Slovenia on February 16, 2021 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

The Slovenian government finally lifted its restriction on inter-regional travel effective yesterday morning, so we took off for the mountains yesterday afternoon.

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Velika Planina in the Snow

posted in Hikes, Slovenia on January 19, 2021 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A few shots from a sensational hike on Wednesday to Mala planina and Velika planina, a high altitude plateau and pasture area in the Kamnik Alps about 35 kilometers northeast of Ljubljana. I finally visited in the snow.

Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

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I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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