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
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
Myanmar, Ayeyarwady Prov, Coffee Shop Trio
Slovenia, Tolmin Prov, River Scene
Morocco, Trail Up The Snowy Atlas, 1988 - One would normally not associate Africa with snowy mountains, but there are a few such mountain ranges, the Atlas in Morroco being one of them. The Kilimanjaro massif in Kenya/Tanzania is another, as well as the Ruwenzori range in Uganda/Congo.
Azerbaijan, Oguz Prov, Tree
Inca Lookout, Camp 16, 2012
Chile, Antofagasta Province (Región)
Walk Across the Atacama Desert 2012 - Published in Esquire Magazine April 2014
Slovenia, Jesenice Prov, Landscape
Estonia, Viljandimaa Prov, Landscape -
When I asked Er Che Du Ma if she could wear her traditional costume for me, she promptly shut her little store front and went home to change. Here, she stands in front of her front door. Even the house she lived in with her parents was quaint, with a beautiful watercolor on the wall. The people there now marry, but in the old days, the women were the property owners and there was no marriage.
Slovenia, Dol Pri Ljubljani Prov, Rising Moon