Roads Scholar Rick

Roads Scholar Rick is my travel blog and photo gallery that chronicles my travels during the colder months in PA. Since retiring from academia, I am pursuing my passions for traveling, camping, and photography. You can share some the exciting places I have visited and experiences I have had in recent years on this site as I hit the road and travel across North America and international destinations. See the What’s News page for updates.


US and Canada

  • Tent Camping in the Smokey Mts. 07-2021
  • Van Life Trip TX to WA and Back 08-2021
  • Seattle, Sequim and Olympic NP, WA 09-2021
  • Cross-Country Rail Trip, extended stops in Chicago and Denver 10-2021
  • Capital Reef and Canyonlands NPs UT & Monument Valley AZ 10-2021
  • DC and NYC by Train 11-2021
  • Memphis and Nashville TN & Little Rock and Hot Springs AR 01-2022
  • San Francisco CA 01-2022
  • San Antonio & Padre Island 03-2022
  • Chicago Blues Festival 06-2022
  • Grand Canyon and Horeshoe Bend AZ
  • Canadian Maritime Provinces Road Trip
  • Bryce, Antelope, Zion and Vegas Road Trip
  • Pikes Peak & Rocky Mt. NP CO to Moab and Arches NP UT 10-2022
  • Cheeze It Bowl Road Trip to Orlando 12-2022
  • Clearwater Beach Holiday 12-2022
  • Grapevine Texas 01-2023
  • Indian Shores FL 05-2023


Europe

  • Dublin, Ireland 09-2021
  • Barcelona, Spain 11-2021
  • Munich, Germany 05-2022
  • Lisbon, Aviero, Porto, Portugal 05-2022
  • Catalonia & Madrid, Spain 11-2022
  • Rome, Italy 11-2022

Latin America

  • San Juan PR 01-2022
  • Mexico City to Oaxaca Road Trip 02-2022

Asia

  • Tokyo, Japan 02-2023
  • Bangkok and Phuket Island, Thailand 03-2023
  • Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu China, 05-2023

Erie & Lake Erie Region

  • Niagra Falls, NY 05-2021
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
  • Kinzu Sky Bridge
  • Camping at Letchworth State Park, NY
  • Pittsburgh Steelers Game
  • Canoe Trip on the Allegheny River 09-2021
  • Lake Erie Ale Trail
  • Erie Seawolves
  • Presque Isle State Park
  • Pittsburgh Pirates