Dawn Wilson is the communications specialist for UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center in Estes Park. She has received numerous awards for her nature photography and specializes in telling stories about wildlife, her outdoor adventures and the fascinating people and places of Colorado. An avid hiker, naturalist, traveler and native of New Jersey, Wilson's work, which includes more than 800 bylined articles and photo credits, has appeared in Outdoor Photographer, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, MotorHome and many more. In addition to writing for several newspapers in northern Colorado, she spent more than 20 years in marketing management roles in medical publishing and device industries.