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
' G9 |, r# K( H% y6 Kspring at Miette Hot Springs.
" M( e0 {8 O/ H7 f6 LWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
- B+ D  h6 B! ]$ O* NVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
" i, B" f1 t. X3 O1 B8 T( zYou are
5 [" k( _2 U; J0 I1 Zresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
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Day One
2 q, j: s) z' Q  q: v8 z-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
4 q) a& m8 x- u( X  W4 v) ]-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
1 A$ @6 u  p" A* i) M  `; o& Z0 q5 qhalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
7 A' t& X  {+ l1 v$ }0 |: s" cwill go,
1 U$ d* |% Y$ ?1 T, Y) J, uI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
/ Y$ `2 W1 x' @4 H8 A6 \# ~you are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
/ `0 c2 E4 h& Z& iother
1 h4 `7 I# z& H6 l$ Mpeople 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
1 G3 C2 I& k, ?8 lmorning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
" ^# J9 x( F* D% S' p) c. ctrip. It's
2 i! m* n: }( b+ k& `2 S) `$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
$ g& s4 K. i9 P' f0 T0 F, qbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
& b$ X. ^8 w3 M3 h-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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6 ~# Y) A- t# A& |0 D) kDay Three
# h- v" U1 ]/ l7 z2 n-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
7 D7 w! n) f- O! f0 h-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
  r# G& G6 H# x3 pvan on
/ g% P( Z, q% M. M# ?. Z% v: W9 H% Ztime.
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7 `* l6 X  }8 z: Y* p; H9 z6 CThings to Bring:
" Y% ^3 z% r  V! v7 ?5 N1 W-        Travel needs.
3 [& s+ R% Q; R6 q$ {2 o  U-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       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
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! }+ P' u2 t9 Y* `0 ]: cshoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
# R$ r1 T: P) w+ P1 |-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
% v4 r+ B5 ?* ]% N$ O7 aplaces where
, \% N; v3 W# q& hthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
8 w, @# _0 R9 N- d, ueat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
3 C5 b& I% Y. |# XJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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+ B& s# @- n# f! oCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
8 h% f: z# |" X9 u7 Jtwo-night
9 S. w. a; b- Faccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
- s2 e; K7 i5 h5 ~# b* Fthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
0 b" r  p7 z( Q. Q0 YCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
! \0 F9 h( J6 N' A) G, c# UWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
4 u& ~* a. F* F  T% iextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
5 Y# n/ J. l1 ~5 q* X9 j# L$ rwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
: u" p* d( r- I: a" Bback
everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.

% }4 h( b1 y3 d/ U: ISign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
6 t3 C1 n- [, M5 c( g- `4 VDROP-IN
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
and paid their money for this trip.
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  ~  p% _2 \5 b$ F% mMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
2 X5 p# s$ V9 C- q( k' ^6 Cfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
" Q# [3 S& R4 ncard
& f, i3 [( |2 h5 u9 @+ jwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
could do so at above time and location.
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WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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8 ?" l) b+ ]9 m& P, o7 [5 wGathering time and location:
) I2 Y6 j0 I% n6 [; r9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
! C3 p5 S8 w/ m9 \# S- f+ jCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
0 i7 E" f3 @7 Z  m. j  s4 Ewhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
! _) U1 y: t  z" [+ r: U1 k! S: s+ ^+ v; xHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.