Don Mankin recently won the Gold Award in the "50+ Travel and Travelers" category (print) for the second year in a row from the North American Travel Journalists Association. The award was for the article, Zipping Over Copper Canyon — Mexico, in the Spring 2012 issue of Active Over 50. The article was about the 2011 ATWS Copper Canyon Pre Summit Adventure. Don also won the Silver Award for internet articles in the "50+ Travel and Travelers" category for his Huffington Post article, Belfast — Bloody Past, Hopeful Future.Don Mankin recently won the Gold Award in the "50+ Travel and Travelers" category (print) for the second year in a row from the North American Travel Journalists Association. The award was for the article, Zipping Over Copper Canyon — Mexico, in the Spring 2012 issue of Active Over 50. The article was about the 2011 ATWS Copper Canyon Pre Summit Adventure. Don also won the Silver Award for internet articles in the "50+ Travel and Travelers" category for his Huffington Post article, Belfast — Bloody Past, Hopeful Future.