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
A Composite of a Satellite Image and Venezuelan Topographic Maps.
Shows the route up the Ichúm River and far point reached in 2014. Jaguar Falls is marked north of far point reached.
Trinidad, Woman With Stray Eye, 1993 - A woman sitting by the side of the road. Some might say that she is ugly because of her stray eye. But for me, her look is soft and classic, timeless. 
Slovenia, Rogasovci Province, Storks, 2006, IMG_5104r1 - Storks are common in Slovenia and in Europe generally.
Cambodia, Preah Vihear Prov, Houses
Slovenia, Bistrica ob Sotli Prov, Distant Church
Antarctica, Patriot Hills Base Camp in Foreground of Mountains, 2001 - This photograph is best viewed enlarged. The area in the foreground that could be mistaken for rocks is actually the entire Patriot Hills base camp for Adventure Network's arrivals in Antarctica. In the far distance is a mountain range. The photograph is taken from the top of Patriot Hills. In the far right foreground is an aircraft, the one used to make special jaunts to places like Mt. Vinson base camp. (This is not the Hercules aircraft used to transport people from Chile to Antarctica.) Just above the camp is a faint line, indicating the ski tracks of the airplane as it landed.
Latvia, Cesu Prov, Small Church -
Slovenia, Murska Sobota Prov, Slovenian Feed
Latvia, Ogres Prov, Ogre Art -
Java, Jeff Shea Summit Mt. Merapi, 1983 - When I went to Java for the first time, I traveled to Borobudur. Mt. Merapi overlooks this fantastic temple complex. I climbed Mt. Merapi at night, arriving at dawn.