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