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Steve Shultz here. I am a YourHub.com staff journalist based in Douglas County. I used to write a lot of news stories for the weekly print editions for Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker, but now I'm mainly focused on the layout and design of said newspapers. In between putting your great stories, blogs, photos and events into the print editions, I will blog about some of the stand-out submissions I see on the Douglas County Web sites –- Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Roxborough and Franktown –- and any other topic that piques my interest. If you’re new to YourHub.com, I encourage you to sign up and start your own blog. If you have any story ideas in your community you’d like to share, send me an e-mail. And drop me a comment in the comment box –- bloggers feed off feedback.


My first vacation from YourHub.com
Contributed by: Steve Shultz, YourHub.com   on 7/12/2006

So, about a month ago I was complaining about the price of gas these days. Steep prices or not, my wife, Melinda, and I are going on vacation tomorrow.

We are going to camp out in the beautiful mountainous town of Glenwood Springs for four days. I don't know why I was complaining about gas in the first place; it's only a two- to three-hour drive anyway.

I've never been camping before. Of course, I've stayed in an RV and a little pop-up trailer with my family before, when I was a small boy. But I've never really been in the rough.

My wife, however, has had much camping experience and will have to show me a thing or two. She absolutely loves the mountains.

Aside from camping and hiking, we will spend a lot of time at the Hot Springs Pool. I want to check out the vapor caves; I've never been there. I hear we will be there for Strawberry Days 2006, which I don't know too much about. Free ice cream and strawberries sounds pretty cool, though.

We'll figure out how to spend the rest of our time there. I will have no access to the Internet and my e-mail for five days. It will be terrific.

Stay tuned next week for my next blog full of wonderful vacation photos.

While I'm away, YourHub.com community journalist Charmaine Robledo will be present to answer all your wonderful questions. Charmaine can be reached at 303-892-2465, or via e-mail at robledoc@YourHub.com. Please don't hesitate to call her with any story ideas or just to bug her. And don't forget to say hi to the Web host on the main page.

Are you taking a summer vacation? Write a blog about it and post photos after the fact. We'd love to publish your stories and photos.

Got a vacation tip? Let me know by leaving a comment in the box below.



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