River raft - log raft - timber transportation

In the old days, dating back to 12th century before the waterway passages were closed due to the Vltava River dam system in 1950, timber collected in Sumava Mountains were tied together into raft and transported down the river to Prague and sometimes all the way to Hamburg. After safely delivering the cargo to Prague most of the crew walked back 100 miles or more to the place where they started. The last such log run was realized on Vltava river in 1960. Photo : The last of the Mohicans floated on on log raft at Orlik in 1960. Zdakov, Czechoslovakia 1959. (CTK Photo / Bedrich Krejci)

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Bedrich Collected Dating Delivering Floated Krejci Mohicans Orlik Passages Raft Realized Safely Sometimes Sumava Transported Vltava Walked Waterway Zdakov

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