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
PH, Sultan Kudarat Province, Dew On Leaves, 2008, IMG_9198 - Perfection of a water droplet, beauty in the smallest places.
Vietnam, Vinh Long Prov, Spooky Figure In Reflection
Chile, Antofagasta Prov, Flamencos Aguas Calientes
Tent with Chariot under Stars, 2010
Argentina, Jujuy Province
Walk Across the South American Altiplano 2010
In this photograph, I lay in my tent, a mere silhouette. To the right is my chariot, which I used to pull water across the Altiplano of South America. In this time exposure, the stars are shown as trails in the sky, a result of the turning of the earth.
Slovenia, Vitanje Prov, Boy In Window
Turkey, Karaman Prov, Landscape
Cambodia, Kampong Chaam Prov, Figurine
Cambodia, Phnom Penh Prov, Sugar Cane Juice Vendor
UK, West Sussex Prov, Arundel Castle
Papua New Guinea, Orchid, Red And Yellow, 1983 - A spectacular red and yellow miniature orchid, only one-inch high, lines the trail across Tekap valley. Ed, the American doctor in Mendi, taught me to appreciate the barely perceptible nuances of the bush. Miniature orchids are sometimes hidden from view, growing under overhanging moss in small creeks.