CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
# Q% u) L2 [  _We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
! L/ Q: b6 g9 P6 i1 I1 T  O' X9 WVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
for detailed information.

Day One
% ?# m2 a" [/ ?0 `-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
% ?9 P+ k3 j" ^, Y-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
7 D4 ?$ G$ x9 [1 W- l- jhalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
' E7 `) k- x+ `! L-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
2 _8 |; u7 E8 s3 q6 Cpeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
" K* f/ B' R+ Z2 q: tAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
- y5 J  e3 G$ P/ `* c# R8 P5 @trip. It's
) Q6 V3 g& O- o' E- B  j3 `$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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  a" l% t( w* t2 P$ Y( Qbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
2 s8 r, ^. }9 ?, W$ F6 [-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
* k$ |! b! U/ m9 e0 wcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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! y! f6 a2 @& qDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
% ^" p. {5 g1 E. H+ }* Z6 R-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.
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% G: `, A! S5 P4 mThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
" w3 D8 [/ A) ~0 z; a3 t-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
6 K- |# o- k0 ]: I8 }-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
4 T6 I- K0 _4 }1 D-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
) v. P6 B8 k0 J' f% I% Cshoes are definitely needed.
* w* Z. \" a& s/ c; |-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
' C) X/ W$ @; ~0 S! \- h! \places where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
% `) K+ \# G4 a( W2 Y. neat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
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2 ~0 @: s, c) i& o% ]# }Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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3 H1 c# K9 D# b, i0 T- OCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
5 N! j# o6 O$ Z+ J# Gaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
$ Z, @4 _" X8 t) k. m& j4 v) Fexcludes
- Q- u% `% J9 n- D% V  lthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
4 N* z% q0 X& C/ B: g3 qHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
4 q; d4 h5 U! j% Y' RCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
' F# R5 r" e" x2 ~* Z' qMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
9 {) V" e' b, \3 X2 j" f3 Rthe
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
3 M$ @# y1 T; Y5 Z: ewinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
( f0 u! }: e2 aeveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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5 {) j" K5 X7 x. K( [" QSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
5 `# g! h: L  Q8 a. I+ ~allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
6 y4 {# v. U  |and paid their money for this trip.

6 `9 W6 ~3 N, `% M6 QMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
& l( A/ b  U- U4 `! N5 }, wfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
( z- A" N9 f8 x# Q; v* |# ffirst
# S& G1 L1 Z3 S- Qfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
! B; `* N1 x2 {# q4 m4 ^- L8 E  o$ Uwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
( D7 e4 H8 T7 L% |# _6 d& E' |could do so at above time and location.
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- Q4 b8 H. V. C% fWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
' _/ [3 f  `7 v6 t2 K. [  IGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
0 S: T& w' k! q$ YPLEASE
: n2 `% d- R/ C: r* i; tE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

* i5 j; q3 q8 j$ M- AGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
5 i6 d/ Y4 M4 U% xwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
+ M" S/ z; q  [$ yHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.