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
Laos, Phongsali Prov, Young Woman
This gorge can be seen on the way from Dushanbe to Khorug in Gorno-Badakhshan. See the road to the right of this photograph. There is a serious danger of rock fall. You pass under cliffs. It is spectacular in the winter.
Cambodia, Kaoh Kong Prov, Treescape
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."
The North Face of Mount Everest, 1995 Tibet, Mount Everest - 35mm film
Slovenia, Podcetrtek Prov, Slovenian Girl
UK, Waltham Forest (London) Prov, Dead Tree
Mountain Wedding Dance, 1984 Nepal, Bagmati Province (Zone) - 35mm film Around the World 1982-1984 - Nepal
Row of Moai, 1997
Chile, Valparaíso Province (Región), Isla De Pasqua - 8x10 film
Vietnam, Quang Ngai Prov, White Hat