...from AZ to WA. My mom just suggested that I should get the clot shot - which is not an option - to avoid any 'trouble' on the road while staying at hotels etc.
Are there any precautions that I should take, like avoiding certain areas (other than SD, LA, SF, and Portland) and should I be worried/on the lookout for anything in particular?
You shouldn't have much trouble in most 'free' states. Even with no face diaper and no shots and I didn't have much trouble back in 2021 most places. I would just get funny looks and that was it.
Probably even more people awake by now.