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
Tanzania, Lioness and Cubs, 1984 - My first visit to Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania was thrilling. The largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Africa lives in the floor of the 20-kilometer diameter caldera, an ancient, mammoth collapsed volcano. Here, a mother and her two cubs relax.
Chile, Antofagasta Prov, Salar De Imilac Camp 12
UK, Salford Prov, Police And Street Person
Turkey, Osmaniye Prov, Night Dance
Vietnam, Vinh Long Prov, Painted Boat
India, Jeff Shea At Taj Mahal After Pilgrimage, 1984 - I walked approximately 200 miles to get to the Taj Mahal, a sort of personal pilgrimage. On the way, I contracted hepititus. It made walking especially difficult, not to mention the blistering sun. Here, I arrive, wasted, after walking the last 50 kilometers through the night, arriving the next day in the late afternoon.
Cambodia, Kampot Prov, Harbor
Turkey, Kutahya Prov, Gypsies
China Xizang (Tibet) Prov, Jeff Shea Everest Summit May 24, 1995 9a.m.