2006 EMS Memorial Bike Ride

Back in May, I participated in the 2006 EMS Memorial Bike Ride. This ride consists of EMS professionals and volunteers riding six hundred miles in six days from New York City to Roanoke, Virginia. The ride concluded as part of the annual EMS Memorial events. The participants ride in honor of the memories of EMS workers that have lost their lives while serving the public.

Alison and I joined the ride in Woodstock, VA. I rode the next day from Woodstock down to Staunton, and then again the day after that to the conclusion in Roanoke. Except for some rain the first morning, the weather was nice and we had a great experience.

A few photos, mostly of us, are uploaded to the photo gallery.

PMKP Weekend

Well, obviously been awhile since the last post. Went caving down at PMKP last weekend though and took a few photos, available in the gallery.

I enjoyed the caving and a weekend with my girlfriend "away-from-things". I'm not sure she was very happy I drove her car far, far further up a 4-wheel drive trail to camp than it should have gone, smoking the clutch and spitting gravel most of the way. But it DID make it which was very impressive, and no serious damage appeared to have been done.

The black widow here was found on our tent when we were packing up at the end of the trip - everyone wanted to kill it but me. I let it live since it posed so nicely for the photo...