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
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Latvia, Alusknes Prov, Aluksnes, Orchid -
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Cambodia, Kampot Prov, Storefront Hot Day
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Kazakhstan, Leila, 1998 - When my Russian companions and I arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, I had a day off. I met Leila in a store, and she helped me pick out a shirt. She was wild and free-spirited. I enjoyed her company. When I had to leave Almaty, she rode as a passenger in my car for a day. We camped out that night; then she had to go back, as my expedition was heading across the Chinese border.
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Western Sahara, El Layoune, SatelliteDishes, 2000 - This is the cityscape of El Layoune, Western Sahara. I was amazed by the number of satellite dishes.
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Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, (L to R) Pinnacles, New Strait And Camp, 2006 - This photograph shows the environs of our camp, visible to the right center. Dennis Schmitt and I agreed this was the best campsite we'd ever stayed in. Not only was it visually spectacular but it was also the site of a discovery of global significance. This new strait, partially visible in the foreground, was formed by global warming, making the ground that we were camping on, once considered part of the mainland, a new island.
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Antarctica, Looking Back On Way To Vinson, 1997 - This is a view looking back towards the direction we had come from Base Camp, on the way to climb to the summit of Mount Vinson. The tracks in the ground are from the sled I was pulling. Sleds are uses to transport gear, being pulled by ropes attached to a climbers harness.
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San Blas, Woman With Earrings, 2000 - One of the features of the San Blas costume were gold earrings. The ones shown in this photograph are enormous. I found photographing them challenging. The objective was to show them without having the photograph appear travelogish.
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Azerbaijan, Yardimli Prov, Landscape
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Cambodia, Siem Reab Prov, Statue View 1
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Slovenia, Trzic Prov, Horse Tail