2020-21 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
110 Adventure Travel ( Newspapers,Travel Magazines,Travel Coverage in General Magazines,Travel Audio-Radio,Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Alec Scott Entry Title: "Lost Horizons" Entry Credit: Alec Scott Judge Comment: Nature and people have the ability to regenerate. That’s the moral of this story. Sure, we already knew that, but this reminder seems fresh, like it was the first time. A comeback from a brain tumor operation, a 50th birthday, a wedding, and a trip to Vancouver Island provide the string to tie this package together. Nature regenerates, and so do people who are open to it.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Alta Journal Entry Title: The Accident on the Pacific Crest Trail Entry Credit: Louise Farr Judge Comment: The Pacific Crest Trail, one of America’s Triple Crown of hikes, has been pulling on long-distance hikers for years. The emergence of technology, blogs and social media has dialed-up the attention and the attraction. Louise Farr explores one hike that ended in tragedy. The blogs, photos and electronic communication, along with difficult interviews with the survivors and family, provide the story with its narrative power.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Outside Entry Title: My Crazy Bid to See a Solar Eclipse at 20,000 Feet Entry Credit: Mark Jenkins Judge Comment: Hatching a crazy idea, then looping in a friend with a great nickname to help you chase after it, is a damn-near irresistible idea. That’s what happens here. Mark Jenkins and his friend, Large, decide to head to South America to witness an eclipse on top of a 20,000-foot mountain. Spoiler alert: Wacky misadventures ahead. It’s an adventure and the reader gets to tag along. Who could resist?
