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, Komenda Prov, Man At 112
Bangladesh, Mymensingh Prov, Shredder
Slovenia, Smarje Pri Jelsah Prov, Enjoying A Beer
USA, Alaska, Jeff Shea On Denali Summit, 1993 - I climbed Denali, that is, Mount McKinley, with Fred Zalokar and Sean Crom of Reno, Nevada. Denali is the highest peak in North America. It was the third of the Seven Summits that I climbed. We were up and down off the mountain in nine days. Fred and Sean were ultra-marathon runners. Sean was rated as one of the top twenty in the world, maintaining a pace of about 6 minutes per mile for 100 kilometers. Fred had qualified for the Olympic marathon when he was younger. Sean and Fred summited a day earlier than I did. Sean came back to climb it a second time with me, but he was descending while I was still trudging up the final summit slope. I reached the summit alone. While Denali is difficult because of the potential for horrendous storms, when I arrived on top, the air was so still, I could have lit a match.
Thailand, Satun Prov, Field Temple
IN, Sulawesi Province, Makassar Rice Fields, 2008, IMG_0959 r1 - I always love flying into or out of Makassar (also known as Ujung Pandang) because the rice fields are so beautiful, seen from the air. In reality, on the ground, it is hot, there are lots of mosquitoes at sundown, and it is ? muddy! But from the air, it is art.
Slovenia, Tolmin Prov, Stone House
Cambodia, Phnom Penh Prov, Statue
Tokelau, At Sea, 2001 - This photograph was taken looking forward to the bow of the sloop Emotional Rescue during one of nature's sunset spectacles.
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail