The Travels and Times of
Robert A. (Bob) McQuade

Welcome to this gallery showcasing the work of Robert A. McQuade.  Bob was an extremely talented individual. His talents appeared early in life when, as a child he would sketch pencil caricatures of actors he liked on television.  It wasn't until decades later that this talent was again exhibited in his life.  After stints as a cost engineer on a large construction project, a professional golfer, a construction laborer, a corporate manager and later a home builder, he became a gallery owner in Enfield, NH.  His gallery gained considerable local acclaim and later expanded into frame shops West Lebanon and Plymouth, NH. 

In 2010 Bob sold everything he owned, his gallery, his large home and all the "unnecessary" items that go into a home and moved into his Class A motorhome to tour the country.  Bob’s newly claimed passion was photographing birds and wildlife. He once told me he had two goals in his travels: 1) following the 70°F weather while 2) following the migratory patterns of bird on the west coast. 

While on his way to Alaska in 2017, Bob started experiencing pain around his kidneys.  He was passing through Bend, Oregon at the time and sought a diagnosis at the Bend Hospital.  His Alaska trip was cut short when the diagnosis was a form of blood cancer.  Ironically, this hospital had about ten RV sites in the back parking lot.  He was able to receive treatment while camped at the hospital.  Late that fall, once showing signs of remission, his doctors made arrangements for him to continue on his treatment while on the road.  Late that fall, just before the snows came he headed south and back into the warmer climates and back to the birds he so loved.

In 2019, the cancer was back.  Arrangements were made for T-cell therapy at the University of Arkansas Hospital in Little Rock, one of the nation's leaders in dealing with his form of cancer.  It was a long, hard summer for both Bob and our sister Kathy and gave up her summer plans to help Bob through the therapy.  I was told his treatment appeared to take and on Labor Day of 2019, Bob was back on the road.  He decided to head back home to tour and photography the New England foliage.  His tour took him to northern Vermont,

back to the Upper Valley of New Hampshire then along the coast and the blueberry barrens of Maine before venturing south to warmer weather.  One of the last posts to his website was about the over-crowding experienced in some of the campground and how traffic had increased along some of the byways he had photographed years earlier, claiming things had not gotten better.

By early November, 2019 he had made his way to the picturesque Chincoteague Island in Virginia, which turned out to be the last stop on his life journey.  On November 19, 2021 Bob lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully in a nearby hospital with his loyal travel companion Maltese pup at his side.

Later in November, my wife, Stephanie, my sister Kathy and I traveled to Chincoteague to close out our brother's affairs.  We met with the camp host and her husband who took such good care of Bob in his final days.  Bob was always kind of a lone wolf.  He seemed more comfortable with people he did not know than with those he had relations with.  Our mother often commented on how he was frequently happy in his solitude.  And yet, his one complaint about solo full time traveling was that it eventually became a lonely experience. 

Bob left behind a treasure trove of images on several external hard drives I am now exploring in my recent retirement.  Some images are too small for printing as wall art.  Many others are suitable for publishing or printing and framing.  All are wonderful images from his travels.

Over the coming months I will be processing and posting his catalog on the PhotoPiks.net website.  If you are interested in acquiring any of the images use the "contact" form on the website or email me with the subject line "Bobs Pictures" to mmcquade@PhotoPiks.net. 

To those who followed Bob's journey over the years and who expressed condolences at his passing, your thoughts were much appreciated.  We hope this collection of images brings back fond memories from a time gone by.