Michael McRae wins 2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism medal

For his article in Outside magazine, Michael McRae just won a bronze medal in the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation 2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism competition--congratulations!

Outside picked up five awards, including McRae's in the adventure travel category.

The article, "Rolling with Thunderbolt", describes the author's trek into a Mongolian no-man's-land known as the Dark Heavens. Watch out for the bandits, don't give the shaman too much vodka, and hold on for dear life.