Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Italian countryside near the Yugoslavia border, 10/31/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Our first Communist, a friendly man at the petrol station in Ratece, just across the border into Yugoslavia, 10/31/1973.
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Man with ox, Kranjska Gora
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Man with ox, Kranjska Gora
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Man, Kranjska Gora
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Church of the assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kranjska Gora
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Vrsic Pass
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Vrsic Pass, trailhead for Prisojnik, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Fog flowing over Vrsic Pass
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Frosted trees
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Frosted trees
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
View back to Vrsic Pass from trail up Prisojnik, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
View southwest from trail up Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Alpine ibex (Steinbock) on left, Jalovec peak on right
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Austrian couple on south slope of Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Tim and Austrian man on Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Austrian couple cooling off on Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Austrian couple on south slope of Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Tim looking north down through the Prisojnik window, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Tim and Brian on Prisojnik with Jalovec in the background, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
View south from Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
View south from Prisojnik with Yellow-billed Choughs
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Triglav from Prisojnik with Yellow-billed Choughs, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Austrian couple on summit of Prisojnik
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Tim on summit of Prisojnik, 11/1/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Austrian couple on summit of Prisojnik, Jalovec peak on left
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Fog clearing below Prisojnik after our climb
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Fog clearing below Prisojnik after our climb
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Skocjan Cave entrance, 11/3/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Reka River flowing out of the Skocjan Cave
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Corn and turnips in farmyard near Matavun, 11/4/1973
Slides from November 1973 walking in Slovenia and climbing Prisojnik in the Julian Alps
In November 1973 Tim and I walked from northern Italy into Yugoslavia and headed for the nearest mountain, Prisojnik, a limestone peak just a few kilometers south of the village of Kranjska Gora. An Austrian couple picked us up along the road, drove us up to Vrsic Pass and guided us up the mountain, a scrambling assent involving iron rungs bolted into the rock. After spending the night at an inn below the pass I recall eating kasha for breakfast and Tim recalls that the Austrian couple paid for our stay. Over the next few days we walked through villages, visited a cave, slept out under chestnut trees and sampled local slivovitz.
Schnapps distiller near Matavun, 11/4/1973

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