Kara Williams is an award-winning freelance journalist who has covered topics ranging from business and babies to skiing and spas in her 18-year writing career.

Her articles have been published in national magazines, such as Every Day with Rachael Ray and Working Mother, regional publications, including 5280, Denver Life, Aspen Sojourner and Boulder Magazine, and newspapers, such as the Dallas Morning News and the Denver Post. Her articles appear on the web at Fodors.com, GoColorado.com and Grandparents.com. Kara also blogs about travel at TravelingMamas.com; her posts have been featured on the websites for USA Today, Chicago Sun-Times, Palm Beach Post and Fox News.

Kara has been employed as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor and corporate copyeditor. She's been a freelance writer since 1999.

A graduate of Dartmouth College and member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), Kara makes her home in the Rocky Mountains with her husband and two children.