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
Slovenia, Ilirska Bistrica Prov, Landscape
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Horse Drawn Carts
Turkey, Tekirdag Prov, Coast
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Landscape
UK, Northern Ireland, Derry Province, Mural, 2008, IMG_5551CU1 - The Irish tricolor flag flying at half mast in Londonderry is not inadvertent. It is an intentional affirmation of the Irish for their wish to be part of the homeland, not part of the UK. Of course, not all Northern Irishman feel the same way about this subject. What do you think is the right solution?
Latvia, Liepaja City Province, Pirate Ship -
Estonia, Jarvamaa Prov, Fence -
Easter Island, Moai In A Row, 1997 - These fantastic Moai are the hallmark of Easter Island. As stunning as these Moai are, there is evidence of even taller Moai buried in the ground, yet to be excavated.
Nepal, Judith Standing, 1984 - In Tengboche, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, I invited Judith to climb Island Peak with me. On the way back, we lost contact. On the way to Lukla, I saw her footprints on the path ahead of me. I met with her at a teashop. We spent the night there together. She insisted I take a bath. The woman running the teashop (essentially a stone house on the side of the trail) heated a tub of water, and I took my first bath in a week. Here, a week later, Judith stands outside the doorway to our room in Katmandu.