This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2600 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the summit of the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come see the world as I see it: as a peaceful place, full of nature and beauty. With the right spirit and intent, we can make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.
DISTINCTIONS: BBC 2017 Travel Pioneer • Journal Articles • Explorer’s Club Flag Expeditions
World Parks Project • Walk Across South America • Jeff Shea Travel Map
Azerbaijan, Baki Prov, Ancient Building
Congo Zaire, Dead Monkeys for Consumption, 1984 - This is a grotesque but realistic photograph of dead monkeys on the Congo River steamboat. Villagers came up in their canoes and sold them to passengers who stored them in the hold of the vessel until we arrived in Kinshasa. A slit was cut in the monkey's tail, then wrapped around its neck, forming a sort of handle. They were then sold in groups.
Cooking Bread in the Sand – Two
Algeria, Sahara Desert south of Ghardaia
Then hot sand and the fire was placed on top of the dough. In this way, a sort of oven was created, thus cooking the bread. Once cooked, it was removed.
Melting Sea Ice, 2007
Arctic Ocean
For the ice to melt and refreeze annually is normal. But the truth is that the Arctic ice pack is decreasing in size.
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Akha Woman_Prov,_Altitudes_Of_Everest_North_Ridge_Route,_1995,_35mmSlide-700x474.jpg)
China, Xizang (Tibet) Prov, Altitudes Of Everest North Ridge Route
N Ireland, Coleraine Prov, Shoreline Castle Remains
Thailand, Surin Prov, Large Clay Vessel
India, Oxen And Camel Working Water Well, 1984 - I walked from Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, across the Indian countryside to the Taj Mahal in Agra. I saw many new and interesting sites. Here, farmers use teams of oxen and a camel to turn the water wheels. Some villages had pumps, but the endless, deafening racket created by their engines destroyed the otherwise serene atmosphere.
Azerbaijan, Lerik Prov, Storehouse