2021-22 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
110 Adventure Travel ( Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides,Travel Audio-Radio,Travel Magazines,Travel Coverage in General Magazines,Newspapers)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Bill Donahue Entry Title: Did Anyone Really Know The Bike Wanderer? Entry Credit: Bill Donahue Judge Comment: This compelling story is built on the questions surrounding Iohan Gueorguiev, who spent years cycling the world guided by a simple motto: “Follow a map to its edges and keep going.” This razor-sharp story cuts, then lingers.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Outside Entry Title: In the World of Ultralight Hiking, Everything Weighs Something Entry Credit: Ali Selim Judge Comment: In ultralight hiking, the preparation might be as challenging as the hike. The story centers on the weight of items hikers carry. But as the writer assembles gear for a hike, with a group of novice, ultralight, hikers, including Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, the lesson that everything weighs something needs to be repeatedly relearned.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: National Geographic Traveler Entry Title: Discover an isolated Alaska island where walruses sing Entry Credit: Acacia Johnson Judge Comment: At Alaska’s Walrus Island State Game Sanctuary, thousands of male walruses come ashore each summer to rest and recuperate after mating season. The story is an overwhelming sensory experience. The highlight? The remarkable sound of the walrus’s songs. They are haunting, chiming “like a softly ringing bell.”
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Matt Crossman Entry Title: Did a legendary trout really ride the rails from California to Missouri? Entry Credit: Matt Crossman Judge Comment: Matt Crossman’s story introduces the mystery of tracking the ancestral heritage of wildlife while also examining the human need to name things. In a Missouri stream in the 21st century, the mystery and unnamed trout both still lurk.
