KAP Jasa

KAP-ing in winter is hard. The cold, the wind, the snow … And it’s beautiful. River Unica flows through snow-covered Planina karst field, Slovenia. Kite aerial photo, Nikon 1 J1 on a Royal 69 sled kite

In late 19th and early 20th century the Austro-Hungarian Empire took on a huge river engineering project in Ljubljana Basin – they chained the mighty Sava river into a straightened channel running north-northeast of Ljubljana from Tacen through Šentjakob all the way to Litija. But Sava wouldn’t be tamed. In the nineteen thirties it broke … Read more

This is river Sava near Šentjakob, Slovenia, shot with Nikon 1 J1 on a Rokkaku kite. In september 2010 it swelled enormously during the torrential rains and its truly exceptional flow – exceeding 1.200 cubic meters per second – of this barely tamed river destroyed almost 600 m of the left bank channel wall, reclaiming … Read more

This cute little church is dedicated to a rarely chosen saint, allegedly martyred in AD 304. It presides over a small, intimate graveyard, lined with typical cypress trees, perched high on the Karst ridge. Built in 11th century almost 250 meters above the valley, every visit is a not-so-subtle allegory of the final ascent to … Read more

The Karst ridge is the edge of the original Karst plateau (that gave us all the name ‘karst’), a precipitous boundary between paleogene limestone and waterproof flysch that extends from above Trieste all the way to Roć field in Croatia. The ridge is a geological, meteorological and biological transition region between mediterranean and dinaric hiterland, … Read more

A bog forest from above. This is the central part of Kozler’s forest (god knows why it is officially called Kozler’s “thicket”). The 20 ha of representative bog forest on a peaty soil is protected as a natural reserve. On a sunny autumn afternoon the pines are showing off their permanent green, while oaks, birches … Read more

Ruins of the Haasberg mansion near Planina, Slovenia, shot from a kite. Haasberg mansion was built on the site of an earlier castle by the Eggenberg family in 17th century, and expanded in 18th century under Cobenzls by a renowned italian architect Carlo Martinuzzi. The baroque palace boasted several exceptional stonemasonry details, including an elaborate … Read more

Bloščica river runs slowly slowly around Volčje village in the pristine Bloke plateau – home to bears, lynxes, wolves (who gave the village its name) and other abundant wildlife. Kite aerial photo, Canon A810 on a Rokkaku kite. Forests, marshes, streams, caves and abundant wildlife – Bloke plateau is a truly magical place in the … Read more

This is river Unica in Planina karst field, the penultimate apparition of a most wondrous river with seven (!) names. . This river starts its flow in Prezid karst field on Slovenian – Croatian border as *Trbuhovica* (1) stream. It sinks into the limestone, flows underground and appears again as *Obrh* (2) in Lož karst … Read more

This is a part of Šivčev graben creek in Ljubljana marshes landscape park. There was a prehistoric pile dwelling nearby and a dugout canoe was found in the mouth of the creek. Denver 5020TWC action camera on a Rokkaku kite.