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
Vietnam, An Giang Prov, Banana Boat_Prov,_Dead_Tree,_2009,_IMG_3303-700x1156.jpg)
UK, Waltham Forest (London) Prov, Dead Tree
UK, Monmouthshire Prov, Smoker
Slovenia, Slovenske Konjice Prov, Castle
Turkey, Aydin Prov, Portrait Of A Turk
Moldova, Transdniester, Goose Step, 2003 - A visit to Transdniester is worth it, if only to get the flavor of this breakaway province of Moldova. They have their own money and their own government. It harkens back to the Communist Bloc days.
Slovenia, Brda Prov, Vineyards
Papua New Guinea, Sepik Sunset, 1983 - On our last day on the Sepik River, Kelly and I decided to float all night instead of pulling off to shore to sleep. This was especially risky, as we could not see obstructions, such as overhanging branches, in the dark. When the sun set, a buzz filled the air. The mosquitoes had come to attack!
Slovenia, Trzin Prov, Trzin Flag
Uganda, Jeff Shea in Ruwenzoris, 1984 - In this photograph, i am walking out of the Ruwenzoris after six days of hiking and a failed attempt to reach Point Margherita, the highest peak in the mountain range. On September 28, 1984 at Ejuku Hut (3962 m) I wrote, "Stoned out of my head here in the most incredible landscape imaginable. Forests of giant groundsels cling (above 12,000 ft.) to soaring peaks. Mist moves in and out of the valleys, thunder occasionally dominates the audible spectrum. Rushing water, waterfalls and creeks crash through valleys."