Birthday's for me have always been pretty lame. Simply put, it's the curse of the December birthday. Christmas looms in the background, where little baby jesus waits to steal your thunder. You get the dreaded combined birthday-Christmas present. It's far too cold to have a pool party. You get the idea. During my 27th birthday, for example, I ended up taking a solo trip to Lost Rocks because no one was able to take time off work since they were already taking time for Christmas. I ended up seeing a bear and getting thoroughly freaked out. This year, I wanted to make sure 28 was special.
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Bishop Bouldering Excursion - 3/22 - 3/29/2014 /
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.
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