This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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
Greenland, Greenland Prov, Liverpool Land, Swirling Brush, 2006 - Ruth Bernhard suggested I get closer to the level of my models, in this case a tiny, swirling brush. While Chikka the dog sniffed my pack for more trail mix, I lay down on the ground to see the brush as does an insect, at eye level, revealing a true wonder.
Slovenia, Medvode Prov, Sun
Lithuania, Panevezio Prov, Tree And Birds -
Nepal, Spectators at Mani Rimdu, 1983 - Here, local village spectators delight in the antics of the monks during Mani Rimdu at Tengboche monastery.
Vietnam, Hoa Binh Prov, Insect
Turkey, Sanliurfa Prov, Mother And Child
Slovenia, Komen Prov, Horse Stop
Turkey, Erzurum Province, Mountain
Slovenia, Sezana Prov, Baby In Crosswalk
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, New Strait and Pinnacles After Storm, 2006 - This photograph shows the three pinnacles and the strait below, formed by the breakup of the glacier leading down to the water on the mainland side. The storm left everything covered in white on the morning of September 9, 2006.