CaliforniaFallColor.com has been named California’s Best Outdoor Internet Site for 2020.

The honor (presented by the Outdoor Writers Association of California resulting from its annual Excellence in Craft Media Communications Competition) was given to this site by a panel of nationally recognized, award-winning, outdoor media professionals who selected entries on the basis of “the highest level of professionalism and talented execution.”

In addition to californiafallcolor.com being named Best Outdoor Internet Site, Editor John Poimiroo was selected as OWAC Outdoor Writer of the Year, and received first place honors for Best Outdoor Feature Photograph (Red Lake Creek Cabin), Best Outdoor Video and Best Photographic Series (CFC photojournalist Philip Reedy placed second in this category with photos published on CFC); placed second in the John Reginato Conservation Award for his San Francisco Chronicle article, “Why Wildfires Pose an Existential Threat to California Tourism;” and received two third place awards for Best Outdoor Action Photograph (Snow Geese) and Best OWAC Conference-related Entry (Siskiyou Sonata, shared with Philip Reedy).

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John Poimiroo

John has been a career outdoor and travel communicator. Much of his career was spent representing travel destinations, including Eldora Mountain Resort, Squaw Valley USA (now Palisades Tahoe), Marriott's Great America, Roaring Camp Railroads, Yosemite National Park and the State of California as State Tourism Director. He also was a senior PR Practitioner at major Agencies, including his own, where he represented many travel destinations and companies. Throughout his career he has freelanced as a travel and outdoor writer. He founded CaliforniaFallColor.com and has written for EastWestNewsService.com, Mountain Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Westways, California Magazine, Sunset Magazine and many other publications. During his long career in travel and outdoor communications, he has received over 80 awards for writing, photography and marketing communications. He is a PR bachelor's degree graduate of San Jose State and a Journalism master's degree graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. His writing specialties are: cycling, sailing, national parks and tourist railroads.

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