20044. Broken treetops, Mt. Nanos in the background
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20044. Broken treetops, Mt. Nanos in the background
20045. Young birch and elm trees to the south of the highway, under heavy ice cover after two days of freezing rain
20046. Decapitated spruces at the place, where the highway from Nova Gorica joins the highway from Koper
20047. Birch tree in icy veil
20049. High-voltage power line leaned low above the highway because the pillar at left bent down under the weight of ice on the lines, right travel lane and outside shoulder lane had to be closed.
20050. View south from the highway, high-voltage power lines sagging under ice, high Pivka river spread out into lakes.
20051. View southwest, ice armor on trees and bushes
20053. Hospital sign on the road roundabout in the ice cover
20052. Entrance gate to the visitor parking lot, in ice, out of order
20054. A passenger car, a blue first generation Fiat Punto (1993 - 1999) in ice armor
20055. Railroad - southwestern view from the overpass, railway stopped operating on Friday, January 31, because of power shortage.
20056. Railway - northeastern view from the overpass
20057. Postojna roadsign in ice curtain
20058. The road - view west
20059. View east, the fire brigade managed to clear this part of the road
20060. Spruce forest under heavy load, many trees with broken tops, deciduous trees in the foreground mostly broken
20061. Wider view, damage to spruces is more clear
20062. Spruce on the right lost its upper third, the road is barely passable.
20063. Road sign reads "Snow" but "Ice" would be more appropriate.
20064. The way to Rakov Škocjan and its magnificent caves, with entrances even prettier in ice, ended after a good kilometer from the main road - broken spruce closed further track for low clearance vehicles.
20065. A young beech, bent to the ground, but unbroken
20066. The firemen have cut the wood on the road down to the hydro power plant, and bulldozed the tree trunks and branches over the border at left; Zvone Samsa on the road.
20067. The fallen beech trunk has pissed the panel at the cave parking lot, but a branch nevertheless bent right panel support.
20068. Cave guides pavillion has been more or less spared, only its power line was very tense; here the little cottage is lurking from the frozen tree maze.
20069. Old castle tower, the pavillion and Zvone
20071. Icy branches, Zvone
20070. The trail to the cave, as for Zvone and the photographer, ended on the bridge over Unica. A fallen tree and its branches have demolished the fence in places, further advancement would require a chain saw and an axe.
20072. The slope to the castle tower with bent trees; we chose the lower path, besides the ex-river sawmill, now a hydro power plant, for return.
20073. Power lines were torn down at the relay tower, north of the building.
20074. Beech buds in two ice balls, 5 cm in diameter, of frozen rain
20075. Spruce garden hedge, in ice concretions
20076. Two power lines of three are still in place, the third is torn, branchless tree and a bent power pole.
20077. View from Planina to Cerje, over the lake, made by Unica
20078. Over 100 ducks gathered on the rim of an ice-and-snow island.
20085. Old castle ruin, in ivy and in apocalyptic forest
20080. The ruin up close
20081. The road from Planina to the highway was closed over the castle bridge - the fire brigade was still on duty.
20082. Downstream view from the old bridge
20083. Upstream view
20084. View over the lake to Jakovica hill
20086. View from Liplje, across the lake, to Jakovica
20087. View from Liplje, north to Jakovica (left) and Laze (right)
Painting with light, Planinska dolina valley to Rakov Škocjan, Jan 4
Rakov Škocjan, Feb 8
