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, Slovenske Konjice Prov, Landscape
Turkey, Bolu Province, Dolls
Slovenia, Ribnica Na Pohorju Prov, Steeple
Java, Merapi Shadow, 1983 - When I arrived in Java in 1983, one of the first things I did was to climb Mt. Merapi, the fifth most active volcano in the world. Climbing at night allowed this photograph of the shadow of Merapi against the clouds in the first light of dawn.
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Stone Houses Flagstone Walk - Penghu, surprisingly, has stone houses, like its distant neighbor in the north of the Philippines, Batanes province.
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
Route Map Across the Atacama, 2012
Chile, Antofagasta Province (Región)
In 2012, I walked across the Atacama desert. For the first nine days, I was accompanied by writer/journalist John H. Richardson. This trip was designed to link the coast of South America at Antofagasta, Chile to Socaire, my starting point two years earler on my walk across the South American Altiplano. (See song Over for further explanation.) John and I pulled carts with water in them. Lots of water. We each started with 140 liters, which weighs 140 kilograms or 308 pounds of water in each cart. As soon as we hit sandy road, much of this was jettisoned. John and I had philosophical discussions on the way.
Atlantic Ocean, Iceberg, 2006 - This trip was the first time I had been in a ship in waters where icebergs were a daily sight. They often were spectacular, offering photographic opportunities, and, more importantly, a chance for the imagination to run, as a child imagines castles in ice cream.
UK, Southampton Prov, Sidewalk Scene
Latvia, Daugavpils City Prov, Radio Antennae -