National Outdoor Book Awards
2021: Silver Award in the Journeys category for America’s National Historic Trails.
Lowell Thomas Award
2015: Gold, “Best travel book” for America’s Great Hiking Trails.
2022: Honorable mention for consumer service writing for “Hiking the Appalachian Trail: A Beginner’s Guide” (Outside)
Foreword Magazine/Indie Book of the Year
2020 Gold, ” Book of the Year” in History for America’s National Historic Trails.
2017 Gold, “Book of the Year” in Nature for Great Hiking Trails of the World.
2014: Gold, “Book of the Year” in Adventure and Recreation for America’s Great Hiking Trails.
Society of American Travel Writers, Eastern Chapter
2017: Silver in Magazine Articles for: National Parks at 100 (Saturday Evening Post cover story)
2015: Gold: Best Book, for America’s Great Hiking Trails
2014: Gold, Cruise Article, “Winter Critter Cruising on Long Island Sound”
2014: Silver, Photography Essay, “Cruising the Greek Islands: A Study Beyond Blue And White”
2014: Silver, Website, Buckettripper.com
2013: Gold, Website, Buckettripper.com
2013: Gold, Blog Writing, Three stories for Buckettripper.com
North American Travel Journalists Competition
2013: Gold, Online History, “Paying Respects at Struthof Concentration Camp in Alsace France”
2013: Gold, Online Cruises, “Sailing Maine’s Penobscot Bay on a Timberwind Music Cruise”
2013: Silver, Online Intergenerational/Family, “Winter Critter Cruising on Long Island Sound”
2013: Bronze, Travel Journalism Website, for Buckettripper.com
2012: Silver, Online Environmental. “Watching a Tri-Continental Bird Migration in Israel’s Hula Valley”
2012: Bronze Online Environmental, “Mahout for A Day”
2012: Bronze, Online Sports and Recreation, “Diving with Bull Sharks in Pacific Harbour, Fiji”
NATJA Finalist awards:
- 2013: Online Environmental, “Learning About Bird-banding and Migration in Gulf Shores Alabama”
- 2013: Finalist, Photography Essay, “Cruising the Greek Islands: A Study Beyond Blue And White”
- 2012: Finalist, Journalism Website, for Buckettripper.com
- 2012: Finalist, Online History: “Exploring the Ruined City of Petra in Jordan”
Banff Mountain Books Competition
1998: Finalist, Advanced Backpacking
Edpress, Distinguished Achievement Award
- 2005: Finalist, Scouting Magazine, Outdoor Smarts Column
- 2004: Finalist, Scouting Magazine, Outdoor Smarts Column
- 1983: Co-winner, Accent on Music, Interview with James Galway