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
Musical Monks at Mani Rimdu, 1983
Nepal, Bagmati Province (Zone), Solo Khumbu - 35mm Kodachrome film
Latvia, Balvu Prov, Sunset -
Cambodia, Siem Reab Prov, Sleeping Girls in Angkor Wat
Sigirya Wall Relief 3, 2010
Sri Lanka, Matale Province (District), Sigirya Rock Temple
Cambodia, Phnom Penh Prov, Fables Of The Exotic East
Thailand, Mae Hong Son Prov, Stuck Fly Closeup
Thailand, Prachuap Khiri Khan Prov, Pineapples
Turkey, Sirnak Prov, Landscape
Bangladesh, Sylhet Prov, Landscape - I believe the hills in the distance are in India, part of Meghlaya province.
Kazakhstan, Leila, 1998 - When my Russian companions and I arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, I had a day off. I met Leila in a store, and she helped me pick out a shirt. She was wild and free-spirited. I enjoyed her company. When I had to leave Almaty, she rode as a passenger in my car for a day. We camped out that night; then she had to go back, as my expedition was heading across the Chinese border.