This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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
Estonia, Ida-Virumaa Prov, Lake -
Latvia, Ventspils City Prov, Bird On Cobblestone -
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Butterfly
Argentina, Jujuy Prov, Condor At Molulu Hillside
Azerbaijan, Bilasuvar Prov, Ribs
Papua New Guinea, Huli Wigmen with Woman, 1983 - This photograph was taken on my first day in Koroba, Papua New Guinea. The Koroba wigmen were friendly; here, they pose with a woman. The Huli wigmen were among the most colorful, imaginative people on earth. They were truly living art. (See other photos, including those in my 1983 journal.)
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, New Strait and Pinnacles After Storm, 2006 - This photograph shows the three pinnacles and the strait below, formed by the breakup of the glacier leading down to the water on the mainland side. The storm left everything covered in white on the morning of September 9, 2006.
N Ireland, Moyle Prov, Rocky Shore
China, Anhui Province, San Sia, 2008, IMG_9514 - A town between Shanghai and Yellow Mountain.
Nepal, Yeti Tea Shop, 1983 - Here is a simple photograph, a small sign indicating a tea shop near Kala Patar in the Solo Khumbu. Notably, the name of the tea shop is the "Yeti." Yeti is the local name for what we know as the Abominable Snowman. Ancient lore in this part of the world refers to the Yeti. (Supposedly, in Pangboche, not far from this tea shop, there was a Yeti scalp on display!) Many people, including Judith, the Dutch woman who I wooed there, believe in the Yeti to this day. Note the sign. This is the way to Everest Base Camp.