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
Turkey, Izmir Prov, Woman
Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Weed, 1984 - Even this weed appeared to me a thing of beauty on my walk up Mt. Kilimanjaro.
UK, Pembrokeshire Prov, Beveled Window
UK, Northhamptonshire Prov, Field And Trees
Cambodia, Kampong Spueu Prov, Lone Tree
Myanmar, Sagaing Prov, Female Monks
Papua New Guinea, Cassowary On Trail, 1983 - On my first day of a thirty-nine day journey in the rainforest of New Guinea, I noticed this bird along the trail. I approached it to take a photograph. I was surprised when it didn't run away. It was a pet of a native woman who was walking with us. It followed her like a dog follows its master.
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, Moonlit Path Across Glacier, 2006 - The moon shown brilliantly on the night after the storm. Here you can see the path across the glacier, veering to the right at the fork. The left fork went to our waterhole. A quick blow of the ice ax and running water could be found, having been discovered by John Rudolph and his son John Collins Rudolph.
Greenland, North Greenland Mountains, 2007 - The landscapes in North Greenland, as you can see, are marvelllous. For one thing, the air is clearer than any you might ever see elsewhere. One of the consequences of this is that things that look close may be quite far away. In fact, on our North Greenland Euro-American Expedition, most of the expedition was always in sight of a certain mountain range. No matter where we walked, it seemed - at least most of the time - it was visible. This photograph is taken quite near the most northerly land in the world. Here I am only a few kilometers from the sea ice near Kaffeklubben and Stray Dog West.
Slovenia, Sentjur Prov, Grasshopper And Child Finger