Winter has been long.  Though my heart will always belong in the Northwest, the seemingly relentless gray skies and rain starts to wear both on my sense of adventure and my photographic inspiration.  Many months ago, I began tossing around the idea of a spring climbing trip in Bishop, CA.  It had been at least a year and a half since I last made the journey to Bishop - that was just unacceptable.  After consulting with the Erik's, we finally marked some dates on the calendar.  And through several long weeks, it finally arrived - an 8 day vacation of sun, climbing, photography, camping, and friends.