Heiser lake backpacking trip 16. - 17. 7. 2021

What supposed to be 3 day backpacking trip with friends to Upper Kinney lake became 2 day backpacking trip alone to Heiser lake.
Friends' daughter got sick, so they couldn't join us, but we were ready to go. When we arrived to our trailhead on Saturday morning we saw and smelled a lot of smoke, so we decided not to go to our original destination. We drove back and on our way we passed trailhead to Heiser lake where we went 3 years ago. We had our lunch there and evaluated our situation based on visible smoke and information from passing hikers. In the end we decided to go. In the evening we were joined at the lake by a family with three kids. They had signal there and were very kind to inform us about the fire situation. There were two fires relatively near us, but in the evening there wasn't big concern that they would get close to us. The next morning situation changed and both of our families decided to leave. At the campsite we didn't see any smoke, but as soon as we walked up first ridge the fire looked very close. Luckily we weren't in danger, but I think it was the fastest 2.5 mile hike with heavy bags we did.

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Co mel byt tri denni vylet do hor k jezeru Upper Kinney s kamarady byl nakonec jen dvou denni vylet k jezeru Heiser, ktery jsme sli sami.

Dcera kamaradu onemocnela a tak se k nam nemohli pridat, ale my jsme byli pripraveni vyrazit. Kdyz jsme dojeli k nasemu puvodnimu startu, tak jsme videli a citili hodne koure. Rozhodli jsme se proto odjet. Po ceste zpet jsme jeli kolem mista odkud jsme sli k jezeru Heiser pred 3 lety. Dali jsme si obed a sledovali jsme kour a ptali jsme se lidi, co tudy prochazeli, jestli nevi vice o pozaru. Na zaklade techto informaci jsme se rozhodli vyrazit. Vecer k jezeru prisla jeste jedna rodina se tremi detmi. Ti meli signal a byli moc hodni a informovali nas o situaci s ohnem. V okoli byly dva ohne relativne blizko nas, ale vecer nebyly obavy, ze by nas ohen ohrozoval. Dalsi rano se situace trochu zmenila a vsichni jsme se rozhodli odejit. Od kempu jsme nevideli zadny kour, ale jakmile jsme vysli kousek vyse, tak jsme mei pocit, ze ohen je pomerne blizko. Nastesi jsme nebyli v nebezpeci, ale myslim, ze tak rychle jsme 4 km jeste s tezkymi batohy nesli. 
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Mossy Pond backpacking 25. - 27. 6. 2021

Our first backpacking trip this year was in Tahoe NF. We went to Mossy pond. Actually we didn't make it to our planed lake, but we stopped one lake before that. It was nice place and we didn't see almost anybody. The second day we hiked to the Mossy pond, which is seasonal lake. Eric was able to go to the middle of the lake without getting really wet. On Sunday we hiked back to cars. The hike took us longer than we expected. The trail was well marked, but one had to really pay attention to the markers otherwise it was easy to get lost.
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Nas prvni vylet do hor s batohy byl do Tahoe NF. Sli jsme k jezeru Mossy pond. Vlastne az k planovanemu jezeru jsme se nedostali, zastavili jsme se u jezera pred nim. Bylo to pekne misto a temer nikoho jsme nevideli. Druhy den jsme si zasli k jezeru Mossy, ktere je sezoni jezero. Ericovi se podarilo jit doprostred jezera bez toho, aby se poradne namocil. V nedeli jsme pak sli zpatky k autu. Cesta nam trvala dele nez jsme predpokladali. Cesta byla dobre znacena, ale clovek musel davat pozor, kde jsou znacky, jinak bylo lehke se ztratit. 
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Arroyo Secco 11. - 13. 6. 2021

My preferred camping destination is Sierras mountains, but we do have a few favorite spots closer to us. One of them is gorge Arroyo Seco. This was our first truly group camping since the pandemic started. On Saturday we all went for about 2 mile hike to the river. Most families left before us because they had little ones that needed nap, but we stayed and played in the water for big part of the day. The hike back in the heat is usually the worse part of the trip.
On Sunday all except for us and another family left in the morning to drive home. We were planning to go to the day use area for more water play. When we drove down to the parking lot, we were told that the area is full and we have to leave. Luckily we managed to get parking spot and payed the day use fee so we can stay little bit longer. 
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Me oblibene misto na kempovani jsou hory Sierras, ale mame i par oblibenych mist blize k nam. Jedno z nich je souteska Arroyo Seco. Toto byl nase prvni skupinove kempovani od zacatku pandemie. V sobotu jsme sli asi 3 km k rece. Vetsina rodin odesla pred nami hlavne kvuli tomu, ze deti potrebovali spat, ale my jsme zustali velkou cast dne a hrali si ve vode. Cesta zpatky v horku je vetsinou nejhorsi z celeho vyletu.
V nedeli vsichni krome jeste jedne rodiny odjeli primo domu. My jsme planovali jit jeste k rece u kempu, ale kdyz jsme jeli na parkoviste, tak nam bylo receno, ze uz je plno. Nastesti jsme nasli misto na parkovani a zaplatili vstupne a tak jsme u reky mohli chvili zustat. 
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Salmon Creek camping 29 - 31. 5. 2021

This was our first kind of group camping with friends after a year of pandemic. We didn't have group campsite, but friends reserved a campground near us and it felt like having group campground. We had 14 adults and 11 children in our group.
On Saturday we all went for a short hike to Salmon and Horse lake and then we relaxed by a lake. In the evening we met by one campfire and had a nice time drinking wine and eating s'mores. On Sunday the group split into smaller groups. We went for 4 mile hike - Bear lakes loop. It was beautiful hike and challenging for Emma, but she covered the distance and elevation without bigger problems. On Monday we packed our tent and before we headed home we stopped by one lake for a little play.
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Toto bylo naše první kempování s kamarády po roce pandemie. Tentokrát jsme neměli skupinový kemp, ale kamarádi reservovali kempy poblíž nás a bylo to jako bychom byli v jednom skupinovém kempu. Ve skupině jsme měli 14 dospělých a 11 dětí.
V sobotu jsme všichni vyrazili na krátký výšlap k jezerům Salmon a Horse. Poté jsme odpočívali u jezera. Na večer jsme se všichni sešli u jednoho ohýnku a relaxovali jsme s vínem a čokoládou. V neděli jsme se rozdělili do menších skupinek. My jsme vyrazili na 6.5 km výšlap kolem jezer Bear. Byl to moc pěkný okruh a trochu náročný pro Emičku, ale ta tu vzdálenost a převýšení zvládla bez větších problémů. V pondelí jsme se zabalili a než jsme vyrazili domu, tak jsme se ještě zastavili u jednoho jezera se trochu okoupat. 
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Arizona 3. -10. 4. 2021

We choose trip to Arizona's national parks for spring break trip this year. Since it is long drive, we stopped at Joshua Tree national park on the way. For 4 nights we stayed at Tucson and visited Saguaro NP and Desert museum. Then we drove north, stopping at Tonto National monument and visiting Petrified forest NP. After that we drove home, stopping just for a night in a hotel on the way. 
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Tento rok jsme se rozhodli jet na vylet do Arizony pres jarni prazdniny. Jelikoz je to od nas dlouha cesta, tak jsme se zastavili po ceste v narodnim parku Joshua Tree. 4 noci jsme pak zustali ve meste Tucson a navstivili narodni park Saguaro a Poustni museum. Pote jsme jeli na sever, po ceste jsme se zastavili u narodniho monumentu Tonto a navstivili narodni park Petrified forest. Pak uz jsme jeli domu, jen jsme se po ceste zastavli na noc v hotelu. 
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Tahoe skiing - 16. - 23. 1. 2021

 

We canceled our ski trip over the Christmas/New Year because of Covid, but we felt that we need a vacation. When restriction at Tahoe are loosened up a little bit, we went for skiing. We wanted to do a little bit of cross country skiing and a little bit of downhill skiing, in the end we skied 6 days. Adam covered about 6 miles on cross country skis and Emma was very close to being able to ski on her own in the end of the trip.
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Zrusili jsme nasi dovolenou pres Vanoce a Novy rok kvuli Covidu, ale pocitovali jsme, ze potrebujeme dovolenou. Kdyz se omezeni kolem jezera Tahoe trochu uvolnili, tak jsme vyjeli lyzovat. Chteli jsme par dni na bezky a taky na sjezdovky. Nakonec jsme lyzovali 6 dni. Adam zvladnul odjet pres 10 km na bezkach a Emma uz skoro mohla jezdit sama na sjezdovkach na konci naseho vyletu. 
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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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