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
Brunei Darussalam, Belait Prov, Crab
Turkey, Mardin Prov, Mountain Cultivation
Tibet, Everest, North Face From Rongbuk Base Camp, Fall, 1998 -
This photograph was taken from Rongbuk base camp in the Fall of 1998. It shows the mountain after the monsoons. See other photo on this site in the spring, when the same view is much more rocky. In the center foreground is Changtze. The North Ridge route begins from Rongbuk, winds left around Changtze, then up the North Col. In this scene, the route is hidden from view until it emerges in the left middle of the photograph at about 8000 meters.
Ireland, Wexford Prov, The Fowler
Latvia, Jelgava City Province, Orthodox Church -
Slovenia, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec Prov, Mountains In Distance
Thailand, Si Sa Ket Prov, Ducks
N Ireland, Moyle Prov, Rocky Hilltop
Myanmar, Unknown Prov, Temple Near River
Zimbabwe, Unknown Prov, Portrait Of Girl