Vogel is a ski resort in the Triglav National Park, and we made use of the ski lifts to avoid a lengthy climb through the forest. I find skiing areas pretty soul-destroying on the whole with all the infrastructure, but once you get away from the cablecars and pistes they are a convenient way to get into the mountains relatively quickly. Unfortunately we still didn't have time to get right to the top here, and there were an awful lot of other walkers with the same idea as us! Still, we got some fabulous views of the Julian Alps and saw some nice alpines in their natural habitat.
View of the Julian Alps from the Orlav Glave cable car.
Pinus mugo scrub was extensive and sheltered various other species including
Aconitum lycoctonum,
Veratrum and
Pulsatilla spp.
Gentianella ciliata was very beautiful and quite common in disturbed areas.
Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. I love its white colour and improbable shape (if you drew a mountain like that, everyone would say it was very unrealistic).
