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Sonoma

sonoma

10/08 Nearly Home. At a stop-sign in south-eastern Sonoma County, California.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

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Central Valley

central valley

10/08 It's a quick decent from the Sierra Mountains into California's central valley. The flat part up ahead with all the overpasses is Sacramento.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

central-valley (1), road (5), road-trip (23), sacramento (1)

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Salt Lake

salt lake

10/07 Utah

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

lakes (5), road-trip (23), utah (1)

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Dead Truck

dead truck

10/08 California

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

car (17), dead (29), road-trip (23), truck (4)

Cars (16), Westward (42)

Car River

car graveyard

10/07 This shot from I-80 in Wyoming could have had a lot more cars in it. Drive-by photography is hit-or-miss but mostly, it's miss. Though, I do like that hill!

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

car (17), mountains (7), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

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Coming Around The Mountain

train

10/07 Took this while stopped at a rest-stop in Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

mountains (7), road-trip (23), trains (1), wyoming (14)

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Tunnels

tunnels

10/07 Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

mountains (7), road-trip (23), tunnels (2), wyoming (14)

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Roads

roads

10/07 Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

mountains (7), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

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West Interstate 80

I-80

10/07 Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

mountains (7), road (5), road-trip (23), sign (9), wyoming (14)

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Green Bee

green bee

10/07 At a rest-stop along I-80, somewhere in Wyoming.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

bee (3), flowers (37), insect (21), orange (1), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

Creatures (75), Flowers (41), Westward (42)

Crow Parking

crow

10/07 While walking around downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

birds (27), crow (1), road-trip (23), sign (9), wyoming (14)

Birds (27), Westward (42)

Gypsy Cabin

gypsy

10/07 KOA cabin in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Gypsy marks her new temporary territory with her scent.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

black-white (1), cat (6), gypsy (2), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

Gypsy (4), Westward (42)

Lincoln Highway

lincoln

Overlooking I-80, west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Sherman Hill, the highest point on the Lincoln Highway, is this great statue of Lincoln's head. We stopped here to rest a moment after a difficult climb for my little burdened Honda.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

lincoln (1), road-trip (23), rocks (8), sculpture (4), wyoming (14)

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State Capital Building

capital

Wandered around the capital, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

building (4), capital (1), road-trip (23), trees (28), wyoming (14)

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Big Boot

boot

10/07 Found this in front of an old church while moseying around Cheyenne, Wyoming, the one town we stopped in and looked around.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

boot (1), church (3), road-trip (23), sculpture (4), wyoming (14)

Churches (4), Westward (42)

Always Open?

dennys

10/07 Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

building (4), dead (29), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

Old Buildings (4), Westward (42)

Shapes

shapes

10/07 Wyoming

We pulled off I-80 to take a break and look at the view. I found this a ways off the side of a road behind a strip-mall. This is one of the few shots I took while stopped.

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

desert (1), road-trip (23), trash (8), wyoming (14)

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Certified Mechanic Service

bus

10/07 Wyoming

(The Westward series was taken while driving from Michigan to California in October. I'm going to post them three at a time, in no particular order and will try to mention if I remember what state it was taken in. The majority of these photos were snapped while driving 80 miles per hour on interstate 80 so will be blurry, have dirt specks or water droplets from the day it rained, or have a slightly-tinted-car-window look. Don't worry, I rarely shoot while at the wheel, so most likely, they were taken while Donovan was driving, after I had done my share for the day.)

bus (1), car (17), dead (29), road-trip (23), wyoming (14)

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Water Tower

water tower 10/07 Wyoming

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Refinery

refinery 10/07 Wyoming

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Flare Stack

refinery 10/07 Wyoming

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Train In The Rain

train 10/06 Nebraska

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Union Pacific

train 10/06 Nebraska. Much of I-80 runs alongside the railroad tracks.

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The New Railroad

trucks 10/06 I-80 Nebraska

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Wyoming Butte

butte 10/07 Wyoming

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Rocky Mountains

mountain 10/07 Wyoming

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Nebraska Butte

butte 10/06 Nebraska isn't all flat.

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Cabin

cabin 10/07 This photo of a "Kamping Kabin" was taken while stopped at the KOA, just east of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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I-80 At Night

interstate 80 10/07 Long exposure of I-80 taken while stopped at the KOA Kampground just east of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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Rainbow

casino 10/07 An old car at a casino. Taken while stopped at the KOA around the corner in West Wendover, Nevada. We ate at the restaurant here. It had a huge menu, and good food, but the service was terrible.

Cars (16), Westward (42)

Three

three trucks October 5, two miles to Omaha.

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Heeeliiiuuum

helium October 6, Nebraska.

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Brown

brown October 6, Nebraska was a rainy day.

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Mirror

gold truck October 7, Wyoming.

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Reflection

plains October 6, I-80, around the Nebraska/Wyoming border.

When snapping photos in a moving vehicle, so much of what I catch is random. When I look at them later I find little surprises such as the billboard and the double reflections in this photo.

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Raven

raven October 5, I-80, about 34 miles east of the Iowa/Nebraska border.

The sun sets on our longest day of driving. We got stuck in traffic twice while passing through Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, finally stopping in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sunsets (32), Westward (42)

Collapsed

collapsed October 6, Nebraska.

Old Buildings (4), Westward (42)

Farm

farm Taken October 7 somewhere along I-80, Nebraska.

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Hay Barn

barn October 5, somewhere along I-80, Iowa.

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Our Lady of Peace Shrine

statue A 30-foot stone Virgin Mary cast from ground white marble by Robert Fida. Taken October 6 from I-80, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.

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Been Around

trailer October 6, somewhere on I-80 in Nebraska.

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Iowa Barn

barn Taken October 5, somewhere along I-80, Iowa.

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