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.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
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We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
/ @8 }4 B2 z) fYou are
: C" j$ u2 _7 v) F6 [responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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8 f1 ^/ }. Q* v7 ffor detailed information.

. V2 u" Y, [* g0 q  C/ ]Day One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
7 |' x2 _9 U3 f1 _-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
* I8 A  V% M8 s2 v4 x6 S7 Y8 Uhour)(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,
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you are
; x; x, m: D& ]9 Hnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
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people go to the hot spring.)
6 P: ^9 z0 T9 i! t6 f-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
) S/ c; L1 A/ R* g-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
: E7 y3 J% \3 g+ @6 p' IAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
% Q, `$ N0 L! O3 D# A" l( Vtrip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
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-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
* ~, ?) ~9 h$ w; b) t5 H" vthat you
+ q5 \% j3 X1 ~3 `' O/ |could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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* B) n" q6 e4 Z4 E7 X8 H9 l' cDay Three
# x1 T/ g* C' U% c4 H-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
# D; @3 T$ g. Z% r' x; ~-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
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Things to Bring:
; W4 S0 x; G# c6 \3 T-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
* c% F. _. j, w+ W4 _* S9 d-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
6 Y  n. K2 x" M3 A1 p  ]5 C-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
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late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
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  U/ R+ ?( t: L+ b* eshoes are definitely needed.
" a- {( V7 O6 A9 H0 K-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
5 v! T. f! e$ s6 qdrving.(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
  b5 w0 o8 l2 X, }5 hplaces where
( l9 w! H/ [' O6 I9 c% V9 \. }there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
6 A) z6 q1 {4 Y9 h) C3 g" oJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

* x8 y: W. d1 Z& A  }7 CCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
5 S! A3 B+ H6 g5 aaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
# O. B5 \& N% O6 G  T3 O1 n8 Wthe 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.
2 d6 ?: t; i. m6 D! DMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
) F" I/ k+ |& }, }& V) JWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
) ^/ p2 ]6 z: }* Y7 X- K. R+ keveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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0 G* r# M5 m4 `' nSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
5 D! q' l( c# {allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
8 Q; z5 B$ q* |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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& Q: S6 b" B1 a& d0 J5 j; n# hMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
8 O9 O! `0 M4 T' z& w2 F' q7 C+ mfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
' j) Q% q: ]( e# gfirst
6 ]" C8 Q# S2 `9 `1 ], M3 N2 |2 \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,
you
could do so at above time and location.

' m. Y- u& R/ Y1 g  ]9 gWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
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E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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Gathering time and location:
& A& V: x: D4 L9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
/ W" k1 Z8 a8 _) n(like always).
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8 E2 g, k$ j/ @* l4 s! `1 n) GEnjoy the Spring!
6 n+ \/ I& I4 ]7 ?" U$ ^4 lCSSA

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.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.