Brigita in her natural element.

Brigita and her husband Jure are enthusiastic mountaineers and have put together a simple but wonderful guide to Climbing and Hiking in the Alps of Slovenia. It’s broken down into three parts: The Julian Alps, the Kamniško-Savinjske Alps, and the Karavanke Mountains. Descriptions are short but usually contain the most essential information, like: how long it takes to reach the summit, how difficult the trail is, and how many heart attacks you can expect to have if you’re an enthusiastic but out-of-shape amateur. (Okay, maybe not the last one — although maybe it should.) The site also has a few pictures to give you a rough idea of what’s waiting for you.

With winter around the corner, I probably won’t be hiking anytime soon. But for next year it will be nifty to have this little guide around.