Something I don't remember ever writing about here on the blog but has been part of my life for a long time is the Police Explorer program. I have been involved with the program in one way or another since 1998. I started as an Explorer my Sophomore year in high school and continued until I was hired as a dispatcher in 2003. Since being hired I have become an advisor for the current Explorers. It is a program I truly believe in. I could explain the Explorer program in depth if you are interested but for basic info you can visit this page.
One of the main activities the Explorers are involved in is competition with other Explorer posts. They compete twice a year at the State level and then every other year at the National level. A couple weeks ago we took 9 of our Explorers to the second competition of the year in Duluth. This was my first time going to the Duluth conference (we did not go when I was an Explorer) The Duluth competition is much smaller than the main conference in April, but still a great learning opportunity. Since the advisor who is usually the photographer did not attend I brought my camera along. I was able to take photos during competitions, the awards banquet and also when we went to an indoor amusement park in the canal park area. It was a fun three days and to top it off the Explorers won two awards in the competition and got lots of good practice in different scenarios that hopefully will help in the Spring.
Since I am not going to post the photos of the Explorers here (obviously) here are a couple photos I took from near the chalet at Spirit Mountain (where the conference was held). As you can tell the setting is beautiful, even if we missed the peak of leaf change by a few days.
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