Wildflower Triatlon 4. - 5. 5. 2013

I am not sure when I started to think about doing a triatlon, but I knew that if I don't sign up for one, I will never start to train properly. So sometime in the fall I managed to persuade Eric to sign up for Wildflower triatlon in May and we could start to train... and then we got engaged and started with wedding preparation so the training went down and then Eric got injured and training went down even more... I was just hoping that 1500 m swim, 40 km bike ride and 10 km run is not that much, and I should be able to do it even with not much training. The part I was afraid of the most was the swim, I trained in pool and only once I went for swim in a lake. I also signed up for tri on lake so I don't have to deal with ocean water, but the wind the day of the race was so strong that it felt like in the ocean, it wasn't my best swim, but it was the first time I swam such a distance without any stopping. I like biking, but not so much on steep downhill, I don't like going too fast. The course had quite a few hills and again strong wind didn't help me feel safe on the bike. The run was the really fun part of the race. I know I would like to sign up for another race, I enjoyed it, but I think I found out that I am mostly runner.
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Nejsem si jista, kdy jsem zacala premyslet o triatlonu, ale vedela jsem, ze pokud se na nejaky neprihlasim, tak nikdy nezacnu poradne trenovat. Nekdy napodzim se me podarilo presvedcit Erica a prihlasili jsem se na Wildflower triatlon v kvetnu a mohli jsme zacit s treninkem... a pak jsem se zasnoubili a zacali pripravovat svatbu a trenik povolil a pak se Eric zranil a trenink povolil jeste vice... Ja jsem jed doufala, ze uplavat 1500 m, zajet na kole 40 km a zabehnout 10 km neni tak moc a ze bych to mela zvladnout i kdyz nebudu moc trenovat. Cast, ze ktere jsem mela nevetsi strach bylo plavani, trenovala jsem v bazenu a jen jednou jsem si zasla zaplavat na jezero. Take jsem si vybrala triatlon na jezere, abych se nemusela potykat s oceanem, ale v den zavodu byl takovy vichr, ze to pripominalo ocean. Nebylo to me nejlepsi plavani, ale bylo to poprve, co jsem zaplavala takovou vzdalenost bez odpocinku. Rada jezdim nakole, ale ne moc rada z prudkych kopcu, nerada jedu moc rychle. Trasa zavodu mela pomerne hodne kopcu a opet silny vitr nepomohl tomu, ze jsem se necitila na kole moc bezpecne. Beh byl posledni nejprijemnejsi casti. Vim, ze se budu chtit zapsat na dalsi zavod, uzila jsem si to, ale myslim, ze jsem hlavne bezec.
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Bradley Hut 27. - 28

Eric helped with cleaning Sierra club in the fall and for that he managed to get us reservation for Bradley hut. Seven of us met on Saturday morning and took 5 mile hike on dirt road to the hut. Normally we should walk on snow, but this winter there was almost no snow left. We reached the hut around noon. Later we were joined by another group of 3. A few people went for short hike, but otherwise we spent our afternoon just talking and relaxing. It was hot weekend and the temperature didn't go too low so we didn't even care that there was no wood left in the hut. The next morning we left after breakfast.
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Eric pomahal s uklidem chaty pro Sierra club na podzim a diky tomu se mu podarilo zajistit nam chatu Bradley hut. Sedm nas vyrazilo v sobotu rano na 8 km vyslap po prasne silnici k chate. Normalne bychom sli po snehu, ale tuto zimu skoro zadny nezbyl. K chate jsme dorazili kolem poledne. Pozdeji se k nam pripojila skupina 3 lidi. Par lidi slo na kratky vyslap, ale jinak jsem stravily odpoledne povidanim si a odpocivanim. Byl horky vikend a teplota moc neklesla a tak nam ani nevadilo, ze nezbylo zadne drevo v chate. Pristi rano po snidani jsem odesli zpet. 
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Robbs hut 30.- 31. 3. 2013

Trip to Robbs hut was one of the trips that Josh organized. The hut was in Eldorado wilderness near Lake Tahoe and since the hike to the hut was only about 3 miles and on road we left the bay area on Saturday morning. The forecast predicted showers, but we managed to get to the hut before any rain started. The hut was small, but nice and we spent our afternoon just relaxing. When we woke up the second morning the view from the hut changed completely. It was snowing over night and we had nice view of everything under snow. After breakfast we packed and found our way back. Luckily the snow wasn't very deep since we didn't bring our snowshoes. :)
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Vylet na chatku Robbs byl jeden z vyletu, ktery zorganizoval Josh. Chata byla v oblasti Eldorado pobliz jezera Tahoe jelikoz vyslap k chate byl jen 5 km a jeste k tomu po ceste, vyjeli jsme z domu az v sobotu rano. Predpoved pocaci hlasila prehanky, ale nam se podarilo se do chaty dostat pred prichodem deste. Chatka byla mala, ale utulna a my jsme stravili odpoledne jen lenosenim. Kdyz jsme se rano probudili vyhled se nam uplne zmenil. Pres noc snezilo a tak jsme meli pred nama vse pod snehem. Po snidani jsem se zabalili a sesli zpet. Nastesti snih nebyl moc hluboky, protoze jsme si zapomeli sneznice :)
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Yosemite - Dewey point 9.-10. 3. 2013

This weekend we were supposed to go for three day snowcamping trip with group 6. I don't get sick too often, but it happened that just a few days before our trip I got really big cold and I didn't really feel like sleeping on snow. Since Eric and I are made reservation to see the room where we are planning to have our wedding reception and since the weather forecast was predicting nice weather with snowy Yosemite, we decided to go just for the weekend anyway. On Saturday we did day hike to Dewey point and stayed in heated tents in Curry village. On Sunday we walked around the Yosemite falls and then met with our wedding coordinator for Yosemite to see the room and discuss other questions.
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Tento vikend jsme meli jet na tri denni kempovani ve snehu se skupinou 6. Moc casto nemocna nebyvam, ale par dni pred odjezdem jsem dostala velkou rymu a predstava spani na snehu me moc nelakala. Jelikoz jsme meli s Ericem uz domluvenou prohlidku mistnosti, kde budeme mit svatebni hostinu a jelikoz predpoved pocasi hlasila hezke pocasi se zasnezenyma Yosemitama, tak jsme se rozhodli jet alespon na vikend. V sobotu jsme vyrazili na denni vylet k Dewey point a prespali jsme ve vyhrivanych stanovych chatkach v Curry village. V nedeli jsme se prosli kolem Yosemitskych vodopadu a pak se sesli s pani co nam pomoha se zarizovanim svatby v Yosemitech abychom se podivali na mistnost a prodiskutovali dalsi veci.
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Presidents day weekend - 16. - 18. 2. 2013

Kirsten reserved a house in Truckee by Lake Tahoe and Eric and I were part of  group that were invited to spend there the long weekend in February. On Saturday most of us went to Sugar point state park for some snowshoeing around places where in 1960 were Olympic games. On Saturday Eric and I went to Northstar ski resort and spent the day downhill skiing and snowboarding. Surprisingly there were no lines. Since Eric and I had too much things to do at home, we decided to leave on Monday morning quite early and drove home.
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Kirsten zamluvila dum v Truckee u Lake Tahoe a Eric a ja jsme byli soucasti skupiny ktera sem byla pozvana stravit prodlouzeny vikend v unoru. V sobotu vetsina z nas sla do statniho parku Sugar point, kde se odehraly v roce 1960 Olympijske hry. V nedeli jsme s Ericem vyrazily do lyzarskeho arealu Northstar a stravili jsme tak den lyzovanim a snowbordovanim. Prekvapive tam nebyly temer zadne fronty. Jelikoz jsme s Ericem meli spoustu prace doma, rozhodli jsme se odjet v pondeli rano pomerne brzo zpet domu.
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Snowcamping - Foresdale Creek 9. - 10. 2. 2013

This is my third season snowcamping with Sierra club and we started with our first trip to Foresdale Creek near Carson pass. The hike to our snowcamping spot was only 2 miles long and not with big elevation change on our way. The weather was sunny, but very cold. The highest temperature was around 32 F and over night the temperature dropped to single digits. I think almost everybody was cold and we didn't stick at the kitchen for dinner too long. Eric and I were the only one who built snowcave which was a lot of work but definitely worth it, the temperature there didn't go under 32 F. Most people made trenches, which was still warmer than a tent.
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Toto je ma treti sezona snehoveho kempovani z clubem Sierra a tentokrat jsme zacali vyletem k Foresdale Creek pobliz prusmyku Carson. Cesta k nasemu kempovacimu mistu byla asi jen 3.2 km dlouha a s nevelkym prevysenim. Pocasi bylo slunecne, ale velice chladne. Nejvyssi teploty dosahovaly 0 C a pres noc teplota klesla  k - 15 C. Myslim, ze temer kazdemu byla zima a nikdo nezustal v kuchyni na veceri moc dlouho. Eric a ja jsem byli jedinni kdo postavil snehovou jeskyny, coz bylo hodne prace ale urcite to stalo za to, teplota v ni neklesla pod 0 C. Vetsina lidi vykopala zakop, coz bylo stale teplejsi nez stan.
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Ostrander Ski Hut 19.- 21. 1. 2013

Ostrander ski hut is quite popular hut in Yosemite. To be able to stay in it, one has to win a lottery. We were quite lucky and won stay over the long MLK weekend. There are a few trails to get there, but all of them quite strenuous. Eight of us (Jeannette, Chris, Josh, Joe, Grant, Alan, Eric and I) started at 9 am on Saturday morning, most of us owned or rented skis, and for some people it was quite challenging to go about 10 miles on them with heavy backpack. Only Grant went back for snowshoes though. We arrived between 4 - 5 pm, quite exhausted. The next day we took it easy, Jeannette and Josh stayed at the hut, the rest of us went for short trips around. The capacity of the hut is about 25 people so we shared it with other groups and it the evening we played games, read books or just socialized. On Monday we left around 9 am, the way back was easier, since we did more downhill then the first day.
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Lyzarska chata Ostrander je pomerne popularni chata v Yosemitech. Aby clovek dostal reservaci, musi vyhrat loterii. My jsme meli to stesti, ze jsme vyhrali reservaci na prodlouzeny vikend Martina Luthera Kinga. K chate vede nekolik cest, ale vsechny jsou pomerne narocne. Osm nas (Jeannette, Chris, Josh, Joe, Grant, Alan, Eric and ja) vyrazilo v sobotu v 9 rano, vetsina z nas mela nebo si pujcila lyze. Pro nektere lidi to bylo docela narocne zdolat 16 km na lyzich s tezkym batohem. Jen Grant se ale vratil pro sneznice. Na chatu jsme prisli mezi 4 a 5 odpoledne, docela vycerpani. Nasledujici den jsme meli odpocinkovy, Jeannette a Josh zustali na chate, zbytek nas vyrazilo na kratke vylety v okoli chaty. Kapacita chaty je asi 25 lidi a tak jsme ji zdileli s dalsimi skupinami a vecer jsme hrali hry, cetli knizky a nebo si jen tak povidali. V pondeli jsme vyrazili zpet kolem 9 hodiny, cesta zpet byla jednodusi, jelikoz jsme sli vice zkopce nez prvni den.
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