Yosemite - Thanksgiving 27. - 29. 11. 2014

This was a second year in a row when we went to Yosemite for Thanksgiving. We stayed at a heated tent in the Curry village, but for Thanksgiving dinner we went to Ahwahnee hotel. That place has just an amazing atmosphere! On Friday we took the Four mile (4.6 miles) trail up to Glacier point. The weather was beautiful and we could enjoy being back at the place of our wedding again. We planned to see movie about Ansel Adams and maybe going ice skating in the evening, but in the end we ended up at Curry village common room by their fireplace. Before we left for home on Saturday, we went for a walk around the valley with a photography group. We ended up by Lower Yosemite falls, which were almost dry. We followed many other people and walked closer for a better view.
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Tento rok byl druhy v rade, kdy jsme jeli do Yosemite na den Dikuvzdani. Ubytovani jsme byli ve vyhrivanych stanech v Curry village, ale na slavnostni veceri jsme si zasli do hotelu Ahwahnee. To misto ma uzasnou atmosferu! V patek jsme se vydali po Ctyrmilove ceste (4.6 mili) na Glacier point. Pocasi bylo nadherne a tak jsme si mohli uzit mista, kde jsme se brali. Vecer jsme planovali si zajit na film o fotografovi Ansel Adams, nebo si jit zabruslit, ale skoncili jsme nakonec ve spolecenske mistnosti v Curry village u krbu. Nez jsme v sobotu jeli domu, zasli jsme si na prochazku kolem udoli se skupinou fotografu. Zkoncili jsme u dolnich Yosemitskych vodopadu, ktere byly temer vyschle. Nasledovali jsme ostani lidi a zasli jsme si k nim dal pro lepsi vyhled.
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Yosemite - Young Lakes 4. - 5. 10. 2014

Our friend Phil is usually busy over the summer, so if we want to do any trip together we have to go in the fall. This backpacking trip in October didn't feel like fall trip at all. The temperature was in high 80 F! On the other hand, the area wasn't too busy and we felt like we have Young lakes to ourselves.
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Nas kamarad Phil je vetsinou pres leto hodne vytizeny a tak kdyz chceme usporadat spolecny vylet, musime pockat na podzim. Tento vylet v rijnu ale jako podzimni nevypadal. Teplota byla az ke 30 C! Na druhou stranu v oblasti nebylo mnoho lidi a my jsme meli jezera Young skoro jen pro sebe. FOTKY

Boundary Waters 30. 8. - 7. 9. 2014

Trip to Boundary Waters in Minnesota was little bit different trip than we usually do. Minnesota is called state of 10000 lakes and we had a chance to explore very small part of them. We spent about 6 days in canoes on water close to Canadian border. It wasn't backpacking trip by any means, we did  a lot of paddling, but also carrying our canoe and bags for parts that wasn't passable on water. Our bags were quite heavy, so note for possible next time - pack light! We had a few days with some rain, but overall the weather was great. Even mosquitoes weren't that bad, but don't ask Eric about it, they liked him the best!
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Vylet do Boundary Waters v Minnesote byl trochu jiny nez nase obvykle vylety. Minnesota je nazyvana statem 10000 jezer a my jsme meli sanci prozkoumat jejich malou cast. Stravili jsme 6 dni v kanojich na vode pobliz Kanadskych hranic. Toto urcite nebyl vylet kde jsme nosili batohy na zadech, hodne jsme padlovali, ale take jsme prenaseli nase lode a batohy pres mista, ktera po vode nesla prevezt. Nase batohy byly pomerne tezke, tak poznamka pro priste - balit na lehko! Meli jsme par dni, kdy nam prselo, ale jinak pocasi vyslo pekne. I komari tak nestipali, i kdyz neptejte se Erica na to, komari jej meli nejradsi!

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Lilian Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness 17.-18. 8. 2014

One of my backpacking books has the trip to Lilian Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness on the first page. We had 8 people in our group - Kenna, Alan, Josh, Anh, Kristina, Libor, Eric and I. To get to trailhead we had to drive for a while on dirt road, luckily everybody had a suitable car for this. We started relatively late and it was quite hot. A few people didn't feel that great, so we decided to stay by Staniford lakes instead of going all the way to Lilian Lake. I tried to fish for a dinner, but not only that I didn't catch anything, I even didn't see a single small fish in the lake. A few of us went to Lilian lake next morning before heading back home.
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V jedne moji knizce s vylety do hor, je vyslap k jezeru Lilian v oblasti Ansel Adams na prvni strane. V nasi skupine bylo 8 lidi - Kenna, Alan, Josh, Anh, Kristina, Libor, Eric a ja. Na zacatek cesty jsme museli je pomerne dlouho po prasne ceste, nastesti vsichni meli na toto dobre aout. Vyrazili jsme pomerne pozde a bylo docela horko. Nekolika lidem nebylo zrovna nejlepe a tak jsme se rozhodli zustat u jezer Staniford misto abychom dosli az k jezeru Lilian. Ja jsem se pokusila ulovit is veceri, ale nejen, ze jsem nic nechytla, ja jsem ani nevidela zadnou malou rybku v jezere. Nekolik z nas si zaslo k jezeru Lilian dalsi rano pred cestou zpet domu.
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Paul McCartney - Candlestick park 14. 8. 2014

Since about 2nd grade I am big Beatles fan. I visited places connected to Beatles in London and Liverpool, but I never even dreamed that I would be able to see any Beatle live! So when it was announced that Paul McCartney will be closing Candlestick park, I made sure that I will be there! I wasn't born yet, when the Beatles had their last concert exactly here in 1966, but 48 years later I didn't miss it! I was amazed how 72 years old Paul McCartney entertained us by playing about 40 songs on guitars, pianos and ukulele. Amazing concert!
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Od asi druhe tridy jsem velkou faninkou Beatles. Navstivila jsem mista spojena s Beatles v Londyne a v Liverpoolu, ale nikdy bych ani nesnila, ze uvidim nejakeho Brouka nazivo! Tak kdyz bylo oznameno, ze Paul McCartney bude uzavirat stadion Candlestick, udelala jsem vse pro to, abych tam take byla! Jeste jsem nebyla ani na svete, kdyz Beatles meli svuj posledni koncert prave tady v roce 1966, ale 48 let pote jsem si to nemohla nechat utect! Byla jsem uplne v udivu, jak nas 72 lety Paul McCartney bavil hranim asi 40 pisni na kytary, klaviry a ukulele. Uzasny koncert!
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Arroyo Seco 10. 8. 2014

Trip to Arroyo Seco gorge is good for hot days, because one spend a lot of time in the water. Eric never been there, so we choose one Sunday for a trip to this beautiful gorge. I went a few times before, but I never done the loop hike that I heard can be done. We hiked about 3 miles on dirt road and then took a small trail to the creek. From here we went through water back to the area where we started. This year California deals with extreme droughts and some parts of the hike were almost dry, but there were still are where we had to swim.
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Vylet k soutesce Arroyo Seco je dobry pro horke dny, jelikoz clovek stravi hodne casu ve vode. Eric tam jeste nikdy nebyl a tak jsme tam jednu nedeli vyrazili. Ja jsem tam uz parkrat byal, ale zatim jsem jeste nikdy nesla okruh o kterem jsem slysela. Nejdrive jsme sli asi 5 km po prasne ceste a pak jsem sesli malou cestou k potoku. Odtud jsme sli vodou zpet do oblasti, kde jsme zacali. Tento rok se Kalifornie potyka s velkymi suchy a tak nejake casti cesty byly temer suche, ale byly i mista, kde jsme museli plavat.
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Twin lakes - Calron Falls - 2. - 3. 8. 2014

This weekend Josh planned backpacking trip to Hoover wilderness. We arrived on Saturday morning to find out that smoke from Yosemite fire is over the mountains where we were heading to. Since the conditions were quite bad, we decided not to go. Instead of that we went fishing on Twin lakes and stopped at hot springs. In the evening we drove through Yosemite and stayed on the other side of the park. In the morning we went for a short hike to Carlon falls and then drove back home.
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Tento vikend Josh planoval vylet do hor do oblasti Hoover. Dorazili jsme v sobotu rano a zjistili jsme, ze kour z Yosemitskeho parku je nad horami kam jsme meli jit. Jelikoz podminky nevypadaly dobre, rozhodli jsme se nejit. Misto toho jsme si zarybarili a zastavili se u horkych pramenu. Vecer jsme projeli Yosemitami a kempovali jsme na druhe strane parku. Rano jsme sli na kratky vyslap k vodopadum Carlon a pak jsme jeli domu.
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