Articles
Lisa contributes regularly to dozens of publications and websites, on outdoor recreational, skiing, travel, wildlife and conservation topics. Here's a sampling of her articles that have received an Exellence in Craft award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), a Harold Hirsch Award from the North American SnowSports Journalists Association (NASJA) or a Lowell Thomas Award from the SATW (formerly the Society of American Travel Writers):
Hawking
Nebraska Anyone?
Appalachia (Summer Fall 2024)
EIC Award: Magazine, 3rd Place
Humor
Click here to download a PDF.
The Big Why
Adirondack Explorer (Jan/Feb 2025)
Hirsch Award -
Words, Stand Alone
Click here to download a PDF.
Fall Skiing in Bariloche
Woodstock Magazine (Fall 2023)
EIC Award: Magazine, 3rd Place
Outdoor Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Backcountry Basics
Wyoming Wildlife (Aug 2022)
SATW Western Chapter: Silver
Travel Tips/Advice
Click here to download a PDF.
Going for Gold
Senior Hiker (Issue 1, 2022)
SATW Western Chapter: Silver
Adventure/Fitness
Click here to download a PDF.
Top Dog
Airstream Life (Spring 2022)
SATW Western Chapter: Silver
Family
Click here to download a PDF.
Decoying Doves
Colorado Outdoors (2021 Hunting Guide)
EIC Award: Magazine, 1st place
Gear-Technical
Click here to download a PDF.
Getting Kids Outside
Wyoming Wildlife (Mar 2021)
EIC Award: Magazine, 3rd place
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education
Click here to download a PDF.
The Disappearing Rainbow Mountains
Appalachia (2021)
EIC Award: Magazine 3rd place
Outdoor Fun & Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Be a Savvier Traveler
Health Watch (2019)
SATW Lowell Thomas Award
Service-Oriented Consumer Work
Click here to download a PDF.
Vagabonds in the Adirondacks
Trailer Life (Sept 2019)
EIC Award: Magazine - 2nd Place
Outdoor Fun & Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Caving in Barbados
Image (Spring 2019)
EIC Award: Magazine - 3rd Place
Outdoor Fun & Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Mother of a Hike
Adirondack Life (Great Outdoors 2019)
EIC Award: Magazine - 3rd Place
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education
Click here to download a PDF.
Hunting Junk
Colorado Outdoors (Hunting Guide 2019)
EIC Award: Magazine - 3rd Place
Hunting/Shooting Sports
Click here to download a PDF.
Ensconced in Winter Serenity
Around Concord (Winter 2019)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Fast Friends
Here in Hanover (Winter 2019)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Grand Slam of Ski Areas
Image (Winter 2019)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Idaho Snow Trek
Woodstock Magazine (Winter 2019)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Hit the Slopes
Trailer Life (Winter 2019)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Climbers as Humanitarians
Appalachia (Summer/Fall 2018)
SATW Lowell Thomas Award
Special Purpose Travel - Silver
Click here to download a PDF.
Fishing Bonds
Colorado Outdoors (May-June 2018)
Magazine: 3rd Place
Family Participation
Click here to download a PDF.
Ski Faster!
Here in Hanover (Winter 2017-18)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Going for a Globe
Image (Winter 2017-18)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
Skiing the Czech Republic
Woodstock Magazine (Winter 2017-18)
Hirsch Award - Words
Click here to download a PDF.
The Mountain Mapper
NSAA Journal (Winter 2017)
Feature Writing: Hirsch Award Winner
Click here to download a PDF.
Very Vail
Here in Hanover (Winter 2016-17)
Feature Writing: Hirsch Award Winner
Click here to download a PDF.
Skiing Austria's Alberg
Woodstock Magazine (Winter 2016-17)
Feature Writing: Hirsch Award Winner
Click here to download a PDF.
River Rats
Outdoor America (Spring 2017)
Magazine: 1st Place
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education
Click here to download a PDF.
Emergency in the Mountains
Colorado Outdoors (Sept.-Oct. 2017)
Magazine: 1st Place
Gear/Technical
Click here to download a PDF.
Tots on the Trail
Image Magazine (Summer 2017)
Magazine: 2nd Place
Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education
Click here to download a PDF.
On Crane with Wayne
Adirondack Explorer (May-June 2017)
Magazine: 2nd Place
Outdoor Fun and Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
The Hills are Alive at Trapp Family Lodge
Here in Hanover (Winter 2016)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
Mountain Troops, Past and Present
Image (Winter 2016)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
Wellness, The New Marketing Mantra
NSAA Journal (Spring 2015)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
Balancing Act
Stratton Magazine (Winter 2014-15)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
The Hanover-Sun Valley Connection
Here in Hanover (Winter 2015)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
Saving the Whale
Image Magazine (Winter 2015)
Feature Articles: Honorable mention
(2nd place)
Click here to download a PDF.
Rafting the Grand Canyon
Around Concord (Fall 2015)
Magazine: 3rd Place
Outdoor Fun & Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Substitutions
Colorado Outdoors (Sept.-Oct. 2015)
Magazine: 3rd Place
Gear / Technical
Click here to download a PDF.
Raising an Outdoorsman
Colorado Outdoors (Sept./Oct. 2014)
Magazine: 2nd Place
Family Participation / Youth Outdoor Educ.
Click here to download a PDF.
Fishing, A Family Affair
Colorado Outdoors (July-August 2012)
Magazine: 3rd Place
Family Participation / Youth Outdoor Educ.
Click here to download a PDF.
Powder Trip
Montana Headwall (Winter 2011-12)
Magazine: 2nd Place
Outdoor Fun & Adventure
Click here to download a PDF.
Savvy Shotgunning for Women
Colorado Outdoors (January 2011)
Magazine: 2nd Place
Gear Technical
Click here to download a PDF.
The Demise of Kilimanjaro's Glaciers
Appalachia (Summer/Fall 2010)
Magazine/E-Zine: 1st Place
Camping / Backpacking / Outdoor Recreation
Click here to download a PDF.
