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, Ivancna Gorica Prov, Farm Land
Singapore, Singapore, Marina Sands
Bangladesh, Brahmanbaria Prov, Women Kids
Night Walk On Way To San Lucas, 2010
Argentina, Jujuy Province
Walk Across the South American Altiplano 2010 – Part 6 - Waira Wasi to Libertador
Near the end of my 2010 walk across the South American Altiplano, I decided to do a night walk on the ridge that eventually led down towards San Lucas, a village in the mountains.
Zimbabwe, Unknown Prov, Portrait Of Girl
Turkey, Cappadocia, Gnome Houses, 1984 - This photograph shows why the phrase "fairy tale houses" is used to describe Cappadocia (Goreme). On the night of June 6, 1984, I climbed into one and slept. I wrote, "I crawled through twenty feet of tunnel and then came into a cave with an opening as big as a car overlooking Goreme. Then I drank scotch and played the guitar."
Thailand, Chanthaburi Prov, Dusk Falls
Vietnam, Lai Chau Prov, Overturned Truck
Azerbaijan, Gadabay Prov, Shelli va Araz
Papua New Guinea, Raft Ashore At Lover's Sumptuary, 1983 - Kelly and I pulled off to the shore for the night during a heavy rainfall. In the morning when we woke, the raft was beached, as the river had receded. I had to wedge it back into the water with a stick. This photograph shows the mosquito net that we put up at night. Mosquitoes were ubiquitous and often managed to get inside our net. We used malaria prophylactics religiously.