Road Trip to West Coast: Summer 2020

[MplsTodd]

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...