Road Trip to West Coast: Summer 2020
In June 2020, my wife and I accompanied our older son out to San Francisco for an internship with their planning department. We had five days to drive from Ohio to San Francisco and managed to stop and explore various towns and cities along the way out west.
I-70 Westbound in Ohio by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Indianapolis Skyline by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Lawrence, Kansas is home to Kansas University, which has a very hilly campus that has lots of cool buildings, but is hard to photograph. Luckily their downtown is pretty vibrant and has lots of indie businesses:
Fire Station Number 2, S Massachusetts Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Some COVID-19 Pandemic Humor:
Granada Theater, downtown Lawrence, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
8th & Massachusetts, downtown Lawrence, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Not Yet: Coffeeshop entrance during COVID-19, Lawrence, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Massachusetts Avenue, downtown Lawrence, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
I-70 Westbound, Kansas, USA by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Junction City Kansas had a great collection of older stone buildings:
Central National Bank, Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Geary County Courthouse, Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Stone Buildings, downtown Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Entry Arch at Heritage Park, Junction City, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Also stopped in Salina, Kansas. They recently upgraded their Main Street with brick pavers and street furniture. Though, I'm not sure if I care for the metallic structures that overhang either end of the downtown retail district:
Santa Fe Avenue, Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
DSC_3679 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Lamer Building, downtown Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Watson Stiefel Theater, Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Santa Fe Avenue, Downtown Salina, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Hays, Kansas was next: Another decent sized town with a good assortment of historic buildings in their downtown.
Fox Theater, Hays, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
DSC_3692 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Wiesner’s Department Store, Hays, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Hays, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Hays, Kansas by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Grain Elevator from I-70, Kansas (near Colorado border) by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Denver Skyline from I-70 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Approaching the Colorado Rockies, I-70 west of Denver by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
The Colorado Rockies, I-70 West of Denver by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Vail, Colorado by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Vail, Colorado by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Vail, Colorado by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
I-70 Westbound, Garfield County Line, Colorado by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Main Street, downtown Grand Junction, CO by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Main Street, downtown Grand Junction, Colorado by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Colorado River, Grand Junction, CO by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Welcome to Utah (I-70 Westbound) by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Looking East along I-70 from Harley's Dome, Utah (near Colorado border) by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Train somewhere in Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
US Highway 6 (191) near Price River, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Price Canyon Area from Highway 6, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
US Highway 89, near Spanish Fork, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Utah County Courthouse, Provo, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Provo City Center Temple, Provo, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Knight Block, Downtown Provo, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Utah State Capitol from State Street, Salt Lake City by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Former Hotel Utah, now Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Main Street, downtown Salt Lake City by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Storefronts along South Main Street, Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
S. Main Street, Downtown Salt Lake City by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
ZCMI Department Store facade, Salt Lake City by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
DSC_3841 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Union Pacific Railroad Station, Salt Lake City, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Saltair Pavilion, Great Salt Lake, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Looking out towards Great Salt Lake from Saltair Pavilion, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
I-80 Westbound, Salt Flats, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Tree of Life Sculpture along I-80, Salt Flats, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Holiday Motel, Elko, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Elko County Courthouse, Elko, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Motel Signs, Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Railroad Street, Elko, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Club Silver Dollar, Commercial Street, Elko, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
I-80 westbound through Nevada, West of Elko by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Winnemucca, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Winnemucca Inn & Casino along West Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Reno Arch Sign over Sinclair Street by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Pioneer Center for Performing Arts, Reno, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Truckee River, Reno, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Reno Casinos by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Reno Sign--The Biggest Little City in the World, N Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
The Nugget, N. Virginia Street, downtown Reno by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Lake Tahoe from Mount Rose Highway, Incline Village, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Lake Tahoe Casino Hotels along Highway 50, Stateline, Nevada by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
California State Capitol, Sacramento by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
10th Street & Jazz Alley, downtown Sacramento, CA by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Elks Tower, L Street, downtown Sacramento, California by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
L Street, downtown Sacramento, CA by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Elks Building (center) and Masonic Lodge (right), L Street, downtown Sacramento, CA by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Downtown Sacramento Skyline by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
California State Capitol from Tower Bridge, Sacramento by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Old Sacramento, CA by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Sacramento Skyline by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
San Francisco Skyline by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
San Francisco Skyline by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
San Francisco from Lower Haight by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
Nob Hill Skyline from Lower Haight, San Francisco by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr
To be Continued...
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Every City has something worth seeing!
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