This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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
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Vietnam, TienGiang Prov, BoatHouseScene
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Chile, Antofagasta Prov, Bottles In Wall
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N Ireland, Balleymena Prov, Landscape
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Thailand, Satun Prov, Children
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Thailand, Yasothon Prov, Eels In Plastic Bag
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Congo Zaire, Dead Monkeys for Consumption, 1984 - This is a grotesque but realistic photograph of dead monkeys on the Congo River steamboat. Villagers came up in their canoes and sold them to passengers who stored them in the hold of the vessel until we arrived in Kinshasa. A slit was cut in the monkey's tail, then wrapped around its neck, forming a sort of handle. They were then sold in groups.
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Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
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Nepal, Jeff Shea at Kala Patar, 1983 - Here I stand at Kala Patar, a popular place for travelers to the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal. It is located near Everest Base Camp on the south side of the mountain. It was my first time to an elevation of 18,000 feet.
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Rwanda, Ruhengeri Provinc Silverback Mountain Gorilla with Young, 1984 - When my girlfriend Gabrielle and I went to find the gorillas, I was not properly prepared. The nettles were agonizingly painful. I was given a second pair of pants to cover my legs. Our guides found a group of gorillas who were only newly accustomed to humans. At one point when I raised my camera to take a photograph of this Silverback, he jumped up the forested slope toward me. I fell on my back. He raised his arms to the sides and screamed, putting the fear of God into me! This was a "display," a gorilla's standard warning.
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Slovenia, Ribnica Na Pohorju Prov, Man With Beer