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, Moravce Prov, Village Below
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Island Wind Mill - An obscure beach on Penghu with a modern wind catcher.
UK, Pembrokeshire Prov, Spools Of Thread
Thailand, Prachin Buri Prov, Wreath Seller
Turkey, Hakkari Province, Two Kurdish Men
Thailand, Lamphun Province, Budda Is Bigger Than Man, 2008, IMG_3996 - The lama invited me in the early morning to enter the temple. When he closed the door, I reacted from instinct and took this photograph.
On the road north, I stopped to take a photo of a mother monkey and its baby.
Australia, Lord Howe, Balls Pyramid, Side View, 2001 - Balls Pyramid, shown in this photograph, is the tallest stack in the world, at 562 meters of elevation. A stack is a steep pillar of rock jutting out of the ocean. This lies 13 miles from Lord Howe Island, a possession of Austrailia, 440 miles to the east.
Cambodia, Kampong Thum Prov, Duck Cooker
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.