Sorica

15 August 2015 MountainsParaglidersView

Soriška Planina is a launch site for paraglider pilots aiming to make Slovenia's longest cross-country flights. It was my first time here, and the forecast was poor because of strengthening wind and afternoon storms, so I flew only locally. After an hour in the air, hail began to fall.

A pilot walks uphill from an orange paraglider laid across the grassy launch on Soriška Planina.

A grassy ridge and narrow trail descend from the Soriška planina saddle towards layered forested mountains.

A grassy saddle and mountain track cross Soriška planina, with rounded peaks receding into clear blue distance.

A broad grassy saddle curves between rounded ridges at Soriška planina beneath a clear summer sky.

A hiker poses on Dravh beneath a passing paraglider, with clear blue sky above the grassy slope.

Soriška planina's grassy slopes and dark forested mountains open toward distant blue valleys beneath light cloud.

A grassy ridge on Soriška Planina opens towards layered mountain peaks beneath a clear summer sky.

Rounded grassy slopes of Soriška planina rise above dark conifer forest, with a rugged mountain peak in the distance.

Golden summer grass covers the rolling slopes of Soriška planina, backed by dark forested mountains.

A woman crouches for a playful wide-angle portrait on Dravh, with a laid-out paraglider behind her.

A white and brown cow grazes alone on a green Sorica pasture beneath a wooded hillside.

A white church stands above Spodnja Sorica while heavy grey hail clouds gather over the surrounding hills.

Green meadows descend through the hills of Spodnja Sorica beneath heavy clouds after unsettled weather.

Cattle graze across a broad summer pasture at Soriška planina beneath scattered conifers and a blue, cloud-dotted sky.