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.
* q+ I7 ~: l0 G/ s1 G. s& qActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
' I5 s6 `/ h+ T/ M& r, L: P4 ?hot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
, G! ^  x' U' R7 |1 YWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
6 N+ o# `$ y" l, D9 t! wYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
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Day One
9 \6 O6 F% q6 O-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        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
$ J3 V4 U- E8 E1 m( U) n& ^- t3 r; Uyou are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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) u* V6 x2 g5 e+ A. Z. eDay Two
! U6 ^% w: y- d: P2 l-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
* p0 C9 I3 o4 KAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
7 d6 j- H4 P" F! T$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
0 E" i7 m( q& L4 v1 [before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
$ `5 h% |# ~1 l. B9 S! Y& e8 othat you
; |- {4 }8 {: G0 {could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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Day Three
( {! N. S2 ~$ |3 b-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
# M+ ]  O6 i( n, l-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
; [9 x/ ?  w& E8 jvan on
: F8 D" X! \2 w# a+ ~; ctime.
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Things to Bring:
  y$ e1 R8 l3 J-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
1 C  H0 E/ A& v-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
; w, Z3 t. T5 b% G' ]2 a2 d-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
-       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
: {' A* [* h8 U' ~6 x4 @8 U  c* }and
& a) b/ l) h1 \) L+ j% \; H* vshoes are definitely needed.
& I; G8 I. P, K, \/ a-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
2 \8 k1 Z5 \% m- A0 o9 n9 sdrving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
; |! X$ |* x$ Z+ R-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
) p8 I3 K# Q. C; J  j/ X- P$ I8 xplaces where
# l9 c$ V% y$ u% Q0 v2 v% ?0 gthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
# ~7 }$ j% X' B& c: y" pJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
0 s4 @; N6 @: Q5 q- o8 h3 btwo-night
6 h0 z( ~7 E/ v) @4 V3 G  M& ?accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
" Z5 j1 s' {, X! b# S% mHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
8 e# O: l' s& I# p. @* K) _( ~Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
9 |8 ^3 O* z- G  M$ S3 z4 E$ ]old).
% h) K( D/ B. w9 v7 m" r4 z' j9 i: vWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
$ q2 T% \' ^6 \" g, Mextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
/ c4 H- T- B8 ^* J; T* R( D+ M! [/ ^winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
: N2 m9 m3 }. a  ?/ r% j* beveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

1 v$ y/ p1 t; Q( m! ~1 YSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
* r! x# W/ Z, LDROP-IN
& a4 @$ B, f, h: F; w1 i5 Wallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
. w4 O, A# j& |1 k' N/ ]information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
+ k' x( A" ?) ytrip
and paid their money for this trip.
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$ P9 Y3 q& ]% }& m1 R3 PMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
' M9 B* o9 f1 ^first
floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
1 S/ v4 R+ s+ P: Zfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
& M- Q" _+ `9 K! x0 f9 Fyou
could do so at above time and location.
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7 F& T( n6 v. w, TWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
, S: b4 _" _9 ?1 I: `WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
: M% ~) R, J+ gPLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
" n9 t3 h. }5 }' ~. y) h! |3 k9 _(like always).

8 s9 |8 S& U4 r& _# oEnjoy the Spring!
; |. Y3 O* X) yCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
when you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
8 s9 N& d$ J, z% ]3 E7 qHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.