See this lake? Well, it’s an intermittent karstic one: Palcje lake (Palško jezero), Pivka Valley Intermittent Lakes nature reserve, Slovenia. In the summer the water escapes through limestone in the lake bottom and the lake dries out, the waters giving way to meadows and fields and red Salix shrubs. And then the autumn rains overwhelm … Read more

Upper Pivka valley, Slovenia, has a rich and tumultuous history. There are abundant remains of Iron and Bronze Age hillforts, and Roman military camps, there are ruins of once mighty castles, ancient churches and villages still going strong. A 750 m hill called Tabor, above Zagorje, got its name from a type of foritified church … Read more

View across the Bay of Pag, flying above camp Sveti duh, Pag island, Croatia. Canon A810 on the Royal 69 sled kite.

Below the small village of Zagradec near Grosuplje, Slovenia, lies a typical karst field called Radensko polje, with meandering streams dissapearing into sinkholes and caves. The streams are prone to overflow, so much of the area is swampy and thus an important habitat for rare and endagered flora and fauna. (Part of Radensko polje in … Read more

The first flight of the Blue Rokkaku, and our first KAP session. Braun action cam on a Rokkaku kite. Bohinj, Slovenia, 18. 6. 2017.