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, Sentjur Pri Celju Prov, Church
Cambodia, Otdar Mean Chey Prov, House
USA, Guam, Sunset
Turkey, Bingol Prov, Landscape
Azerbaijan, Mingacevir Prov, Fish Served
Slovenia, Ig Prov, House Wall Detail
Atlantic Ocean, Sea Ice, 2007, IMG_2970r1 -This photo was taken on the way to Greenland from Spitsbergen. The view from the air is magniifcent and fascinating.
Chile, Antofagasta Prov, Vicunas
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.
Papua New Guinea, Dapper Wigman Back, 1983 - This man is wearing a Hornbill beak necklace (customarily worn on the back), dotted cuscus (possum) fur headband, Red-Plumed Bird of Paradise feathers on top, arse grass, leg bands, and, of course, an umbrella.