Travis Pettijohn: Blog

It feels like I haven't posted here in forever. Follow me on Twitter, I'm pretty active. Most of my free time has been focused on wrapping up my training for the Accenture Chicago Triathlon this coming Sunday. For example: today I biked 50 miles and swam a half mile. In total, around four or five hours of cardio (there was some resting on the bike ride). Good stuff. I also went to the Chicago air show yesterday...pictures will show up on Flickr and/or Facebook soon.

I walked over to the lake today and found a patch of sand with a friend to watch the 2006 Chicago Air and Water Show. Last year I just peeked out on my balcony and observed a bit. This year I made it to the lake. I loved it! Those military jets are so cool. So, so cool. I had to use my point-and-shoot camera because my good digital SLR is in for service :( Man...the pictures I could have taken with my big lens and a tripod a mile closer than last year! Oh well, I got some great snaps!

• Pictures
• Video 4'37". (My first upload to YouTube.)

I finally got my pictures from the 2005 Chicago Air and Water show online. I took them from the fire escape of my apartment. The shot of the F-15 with contrails trailing off of the wing tips like thread from a spool is one of my all time favorites.