Arnold - Bear Valley 25. - 29. 11. 2020

Thanksgiving time is for us usually opportunity for travel. Last few years we went to a cabin with friends, this year we continued with the tradition, but because of Covid, we shared the cabin with just one more family. We stayed in Arnold (same as last year) and explored the area. We hiked in Calaveras Big Tree SP, cross country skied at Bear Valley, hiked/sled to Alpine lake and hike up to "Top of the world" view in Arnold. We had a nice time and we got so needed time off in the mountains.
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Čas kolem díkuvzdání je pro nás většinou období, kdy cestujeme. Poslední roky jsme vždy jeli na chatu s kamarády. Tento rok jsme v tradici pokračovali, ale kvůli Covidu jsme na chatu jeli jen s jednou další rodinou. Chata byla v Arnoldu (stejně jako minulý rok) a my jsme dělali výlety do okolí. Vyšli jsme si do státního parku Calaveras Big Tree, zajezdili na běžkách v Bear Valley, vyšlápli/sáňkovali jsme k jezeru Alpine a nakonec jsme vyšli k vyhlídce "Top of the world" v Arnoldě. Moc jsme si to užili a odpočinuli jsme si, už jsme to moc potřebovali. 
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Great Basin and Death Valley NP 3. - 13. 10. 2020

This pandemic year we didn't have really any vacation. We did a lot of weekend camping and backpacking in close by Sierras though. Since we needed a little bit bigger break, we decided to visit two National parks. One in Nevada - Great Basin and one on the boarder with Nevada - Death Valley.We drove the first day about 10 hours to get near Great Basin NP and we stayed in a hotel in near by town. In the morning we drove to the park and luckily we were able to get one of the best campsites in the park. We couldn't reserve any spot online, so we were little bit nervous, but luckily it wasn't a problem. We stayed 4 nights at the park. The park is above 10000 ft and we could feel the elevation. During the nights the temperature went under 32 F, but during the day it was just warm enough. We did several hikes.On Thursday we drove about 6 hours to Death Valley NP. Originally we were planning on camping there too, but just before we left for our trip, we change our mind. The temperatures during the day should get up to 100 and during Covid times the campsite visitors didn't have access to a pool. On top of that the smoke from California's fires were visible there. So we reserved hotel room, which didn't share entrance and had patio, so we could use our stove and prepare our meals. We spent 4 nights at the hotel. At Death valley we did less hikes, but a lot of sightseeing. Our drive home on Monday took about 8 hours.
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Tento pandemicky rok jsme nemeli vpodstate zadnou dovolenou. Ale byli jsme na mnoha kempovani a vyletu do hor behem tydne v horach Sierras. Protoze jsme potrebovali vetsi pauzu, rozhodli jsme se navstivit dva narodni parky. Jeden v nevade - Great Basin a jeden na hranici s Nevadou - Death Valley. 
Prvni den jsme jeli asi 10 hodin k parku Great Basin, prespali jsme v hotelu ve mestecku pobliz parku. Rano jsme pak jeli do narodniho parku a meli jsme stesti, ze se nam podarilo ziskat jedno z dobrych mist na kempovani. Kemp jsme si nemohli rezervovat dopredu pres Internet, tak jsme byli trochu nervozni, ale nastesti to nebyl problem. Zustali jsme 4 noci v parku. Park je v nadmorske vysce nad 3000 m n a my jsme tu nadmorskou vysku docela pocitovali. Behem noci teplota klesla pod 0 C, ale behem dne bylo tak akorat teplo. Sli jsme na nekolik vyslapu. 
Ve ctvrtek jsme jeli asi 6 hodin do Death Valley NP. Puvodne jsme take tady chteli kempovat, ale par dni pred tim nez jsme vyjeli na nas vylet jsme zmenily plan. Teploty behem dne se blizili k 40 C a behem pandemie Covid ti co kempuji nemaji pristup do bazenu. Navic kour z kalifornskych pozaru byl videt i tam. Tak jsme zarezervovali hotelovy pokoj, ktery nemel spolecny vchod a mel maly prostor za pokojem, kde jsme mohli pripravovat nase jidla. Tady jsme zustali take 4 noci. V Death Valley jsme sli na mene vyslapu, ale zato jsme videli spoustu zajimavosti. Nase cesta v pondeli domu trvala asi 8 hodin. 
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Alpine Lake - Bear Valley camping 4.- 6. 9. 2020

 

Labor day weekend is always good weekend for camping or backpacking. This year we had two group sites reservation that were cancelled because of Covid, so in the end we reserved family site next to our friends. The campground was very primitive, but nice. On Saturday we went for hike to Inspiration point. As we were hiking we started to see and smell smoke coming in. After hike we spent some time by the Alpine lake and we watched how the sun hid behind smoke. In the evening the ashes were falling from the sky and we started to wonder if we should pack and drive home. In the end we stayed over the night. In the morning the sky looked better, but we still saw smoke. Since we couldn't check the air quality we decided to drive home one day early.
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Prodlouzeny vikend na zacatku zari je vzdy dobry vikend na kempovani v kempu nebo v horach. Tento rok jsem meli zarezervovane dva skupinove kempy, ktere byly ale zruseny kvuli Covidu. Nakonec jsme tedy zarezervovali rodinny kemp hned vedle kamaradu. Kemp byl docela primitivni, ale pekny. V sobotu jsme se vydali na kopec Inspiration point. Jak jsme sli, tak jsme zacali sledovat a citit kour, ktery k nam prichazel. Po ture jsme stravili odpoledne u jezera Alpine a videli jsme jak se slunicko schovalo za kour. Na vecer na nas zacal padat popel a my jsme zacali premyslet, jestli bychom radeji nemeli jet domu. Nakonec jsme zustali pres noc. Rano vypadala obloha lepe, ale stale jsme videli kour. Jelikoz jsme nemohli poradne zjistit jaka je kvalita vzduchu, tak jsme se rozhodli jet o jeden den drive domu.  
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Emerald Bay camping 16. - 19. 8. 2020

This was first camping that I went by myself with kids. Next to us were camping other friends, so we weren't completely on our own. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and almost immediately went down to the lake for a swim. On Monday we hiked up to a different lake, it wasn't very long hike, but the elevation change was substantial especially for Emma. On Tuesday we were planning on joining our friends for another hike, but Emma wasn't happy about it, so we ended up on a beach. Wednesday morning we saw smoke coming in (it was actually little bit smoky on Monday too, but it cleared) and we started to think about leaving one day earlier. The air quality didn't improve much, so we packed and left about 3:30 pm. We encounter another fire on our way home and because of this detour we got home almost after 7 hours on a road.

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Toto bylo prvni kempovani, kam jsem jela sama s detma. Vedle nas kempovali dalsi kamaradi a tak jsme nebyli upne sami. Prijeli jsme v nedeli odpoledne a temer okamzite jsme se sli koupat do jezera. V pondeli jsme sli na turu k jinemu jezeru, nebyla to dlouha tura, ale docela velke prevyseni zvlaste pro Emicku. V utery jsme planovali se opet pripojit na vyslap ke kamaradum, ale Emicce se to moc nelibilo a tak jsme jeli misto toho na plaz. Ve stredu rano jsme videli prichazet kour (ono bylo zakoureno trochu i v pondeli odpoledne, ale vycistilo se to) a zacali jsme premyslet o odjezdu o den drive. Kvalita vzduchu se nezlepsila a tak jsem se zabalili a asi v 15:30 jsme vyjeli domu. Po ceste jsme narazili na dalsi ohen a  museli jet objizdkou, kvuli tomu jsme domu prijeli az po 7 hodinach na ceste. 

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Culbertson Lake 31.7 - 1.8. 2020

Originally we were supposed to go camping with friends this weekend. Because of Covid 19 our campsite reservation was canceled and we decided to go backpacking. I went backpacking with Petra and Miro many times before, but this weekend it was for the first time they went since they started a family. We went to Tahoe NF again, this time to Lindsay lake trailhead. From here we hiked about 2 miles to Culbertson lake where we found nice campsite. We stayed two nights and we didn't see many people. The kids had a lot of fun, playing around, swinging in hammock and playing in the lake. 
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Puvodne jsme tento vikend meli jet kempovat s kamarady. Kvuli Covid 19 nam ale zrusili rezervaci na kemp a my jsme se rozhodli jet misto toho do hor. S Petrou a Mirem jsem byla na vyslapech v horach mnohokrat, ale tento vikend to bylo poprve od doby kdy maji deti. Jeli jsme opet do Tahoe NF, tentokrat k jezeru Lindsay. Odtud jsme sli asi 3 km k jezeru Culbertson, kde jsme nasli pekne misto na stanovani. Tady jsme zustali dve noci a ani jsme nevideli mnoho lidi. Deti si to moc uzivali, hrali si v okoli, houpali na houpacce a cakali v jezere. 
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Tahoe NF - Island Lake Backpacking 29.6. - 1.7. 2020

We were planning on going backpacking for long weekend of 4th of July. Even though we are trying to keep distance from other people, it is more fun and safer when we go with friends. Nobody could join us for the long weekend so we changed our plans and went in the beginning of the week with Miles and his two sons. We were glad we could do it! The area is quite popular and even during the week we were meeting a lot of people. We hiked only little bit over one mile to our campsite. The second day (Tuesday) we went for short hike and splash in the lake. On Wednesday we hiked out and we even stopped for a meal in the Czech restaurant.
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Planovali jsme vylet do hor na prodlouzeny vikend kolem dne nezavislosti. I kdyz se snazime se nestykat s ostatnima lidma, tak vylet do hor si uzijeme vice s kamarady a je to taky trochu bezpecnejsi. Nikdo s k nam na prodlouzeny vikend nemohl pripojit a tak jsme zmenili plany a vyrazili ze zacatku tydne s Milesem a jeho dvema syny. Byli jsme radi, ze jsme to tak mohli udelat! Oblast je hodne popularni a i behem tydne jsme potkavali hodne lidi. Sli jsme ani ne 2 km k mistu, kde jsme kempovali. Dalsi den (utery) jsme sli na kratky vylet a osvezili jsme se v jezere. Ve stedu jsme sli zpatky k autu a pak po ceste jsme se jeste zastavili pro jidlo v ceske restauraci.
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Arroyo Seco camping 19. - 21. 6. 2020

Arroyo Seco is gorge about 2 hours from our house. Previously we came here just for a day trip, but this time we managed to get a campground reservation and stayed for 2 nights. On Saturday we hiked to the gorge for nice swim in the river, on Sunday before we left we went to the day use area and refreshed ourselves in the river there.
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Arroyo Seco je rokle asi 2 hodiny od naseho domu. Drive jsme sem jezdili na denni vylet, ale tentokrat se nam podarilo ziskat reservaci na kempovani a zustali jsme na 2 noci. V sobotu jsme se sli okoupat do reky pobliz rokle, v nedeli nez jsme odjeli jsme sli osvezit k rece pobliz kempu.
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Twin Lakes - Kaiser Wilderness 5. - 7. 6. 2020

After about 3 months of staying at home or very close to home we left the house for adventure little bit further. On Friday morning we drove without stopping to a trailhead at Kaiser Wilderness. With our friend Liz and her son we walked about 3.2 miles to first of Twin lakes. It took as longer than we hoped, but we made it before it started to rain. Emma (2 years) still have naps, so starting around 11 was little bit late for her and she wasn't really happy to walk.
On Saturday we went for a short walk to the second lake, had a lunch there and then spent the rest of the afternoon by our campsite. On Sunday we hiked back. We didn't start as early as I hoped, but since Emma just finished her breakfast, she was full of energy and walked the whole way with just a few stops.
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Po asi 3 mesicich doma a nebo pobliz domu jsme konecne vyrazili za dobrodruzstvim trochu dale. V patek rano jsme vyjeli a bez zastaveni prijeli az k ceste do Kaiser Wilderness. S nasi kamaradkou Liz a jejim synem jsme sli asi 5 km k prvnimu z jezeru Twin. Sli jsme dele nez jsme doufali, ale zvladli jsme to predtim nez zacalo prset. Emma (2 roky) stale odpoledne spi a nas zacatek cesky v 11 hodin bylo pro ni pozde a moc se ji nechtelo jit.
V sobotu jsem vysli na kratky vylet k druhemu jezeru, tam se naobedvali a zbytek odpoledne stravili v nasem kempu. V nedeli jsem sli zpet. Nezacali jsme tak brzo jak jsme doufali, ale jelikoz Emma zrovna posnidala, tak byla plna energie a usla celou cestu zpatky jen s par zastavkami.
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Idaho - Silver Mountain Resort Dec 23, 2019 - Jan 2, 2020

This year we decided to go for Christmas/New year vacation to Idaho. It was long drive (about 16 h) and we covered it in two days. We went to Silver Mountain resort. We were hoping do to some downhill skiing, cross country skiing and enjoy the indoor waterpark that was in the resort. Unfortunately the snow coverage wasn't good for cross country skiing or snowshoeing, so most days we took a gondola on top of the mountain where we did a lot of downhill activities and one day of tubing. The resort was quite empty (comparing to California) and the prices were reasonable too (comparing to California), I would definitely came back!
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Tento rok jsme se rozhodli vydat na vanoce a Silvestra do Idaha. Byla to dlouha cesta (asi 16 hodin) a zvladli jsme ji za dva dny. Jeli jsme do resortu Silver Mountain. Doufali jsme, ze pujdeme na sjezdovky, bezky a ze si budemem uzivat vnitrniho vodniho parku. Bohuzel snehu nebylo dostatecne na bezky ani na sneznice a tak jsme vetsinu dni jeli lanovkou na vrchol hory, kde jsme lyzovali a jeden den sankovali. Resort byl docela prazdny (v porovnani s Kalifornii) a ceny byly primerene (v porovnani s Kalifornii), urcite bych se chtela nekdy podivat zpatky.
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