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.
" l! F  W4 G  m+ TActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
9 ^0 }2 j3 _: X: N5 ?8 b( _& qspring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
( c( u- f' n" {( |( jVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
4 @, o4 {5 p3 V( F9 PYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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$ A( a6 a5 q9 K) |: ]0 I# ifor detailed information.
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Day One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
  h( x! u2 h$ g. D  e* V-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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( L' e; a9 [2 h" |- b! C# P- Q! Ihour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
$ j# K: A* T9 p! B" E8 Uperson. 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
1 I7 K, s# Z' @! m0 o5 B, i2 Y2 ^not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
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people go to the hot spring.)
3 @6 d5 p5 Z) J0 v6 g- B( v/ Z; Y; x, r-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
/ T, l: J2 }( y7 b8 B-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
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4 M& A3 f3 @- P: L+ @: hAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
+ C8 o4 ^; A9 A. s1 d: ~( q$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
4 e& r% e  w( c2 `0 m1 e5 rthis
) [; f( X% o" a4 ]# O6 Kbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
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could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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. U) m: K' n: a: J* z! L/ ]+ r& iDay Three
6 Q0 `8 N% S: ]1 y8 a3 k# Z9 h; ]* z* F-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
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$ g7 K9 x5 p; ZThings to Bring:
+ J# |2 M' |6 m! i7 J, Y' F-        Travel needs.
  `9 r. w  d- h5 r/ @) S( W1 N# P/ o-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
5 m; X2 L! q, f- k& J' b* m-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
& @# |; v2 {9 y6 z-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
& _5 ]% i. J; a- ?late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
shoes are definitely needed.
  P4 W% m5 l. H5 w( P. ?-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
! w: _* E& b+ H2 h2 {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
) O) Y$ G* V8 W# E1 ~places where
' I, h* R+ B- N6 b& ]9 {8 y0 qthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
/ W: F3 t8 c# S+ S$ reat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

) G. a  T# P* ~) SCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
! s2 v; B7 \3 |3 O; j& ]two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
7 q2 S9 g6 W" @% d7 eexcludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot 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.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
7 z6 o" M8 Y* j" K7 S: ?7 [" N, fWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
. w# |$ P' r$ wwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
- C9 a: m" \" P( Severyone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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% N9 A: L) u9 X- zSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
- h+ @1 j( E# C8 pDROP-IN
" Y' U4 I) M- ~! Q  hallowed. 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
- R: T+ M4 U: I. I1 K5 Vand paid their money for this trip.
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8 f% \( i# a0 c! i4 r. iMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
% |  k" ^1 y% j% ofloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
( l: A4 H& r& p8 o6 G! ~$ Ofirst
+ \! \  }" j9 W4 `floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
; o% n( t2 k0 ^. h' a7 Wwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
( X1 l) D. b  y+ t, b0 zcould do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
8 ?( q$ ~* _4 |) f9 Z6 P3 ZWILL
- [/ W4 D# \  E8 [5 WGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
6 ?; X) u, G. D: U3 VE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

9 W6 P" i1 ]) q+ z; _Gathering time and location:
4 b% J# [; ?9 w8 V' a# ?+ u9 M9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
8 w- y" X) W0 {6 w& C: O& e9 ywhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
/ X$ x, d6 K$ b6 a' v9 N$ v" mHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.