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.
  W- p, t! S  m2 A. S. ~Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
7 o  z4 O  G2 t( {  \# o1 r% {spring at Miette Hot Springs.
' @2 U2 {0 |$ x) @We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
; I, B" t! s  c  ^  bVolunteers.
* W" l( b# j( ^; E' g% n* {+ XWe'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
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$ X3 z9 l8 b4 y, ODay One
6 x4 X% l( x: O5 o# g) B-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
9 W2 x' K" n' y1 U  s' B; m$ V-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
6 [6 _5 k. @" E! r& [' Jhalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
& s9 [* h' ~+ [: m2 k-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
& X" ]: z  u+ N5 k$6 per
1 g+ B9 _$ N: j8 x+ r; `" Q2 a2 fperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
# Y  s5 N7 \4 j: y) l8 U' zI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
0 `% K) N: e: g2 D# Yyou 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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/ s' Z1 Y7 G3 p! A! l- \7 `0 oDay Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
8 D, e$ \5 I: p" nmorning .
7 _8 D3 B3 ~$ t) HAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
4 q  E  m& b8 \. u5 qbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
, Z6 B' k  Q! |/ x$ D-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
! S/ d, V/ z$ E! O+ w! h( I% Kcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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Day Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
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time.
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Things to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
9 Q) o2 ~$ y- |; |$ o-       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
$ f9 x: h% s: E3 r6 xin the
late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
shoes 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).
3 W' n' ~$ `+ E5 ~9 c% f-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
places where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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1 p/ z- R8 e/ [  Q. M, @Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
5 \9 |$ ?& i( H* J- iJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

! b/ A# Z4 l+ a7 k# [& o4 pCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
' {. E2 Z& G! ~9 \- _/ s9 k9 itwo-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
6 u( H, Q0 i& |# J2 }2 [excludes
; t# y7 V; d! i- [the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
0 J/ y! K  Q; C6 }: {Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
! @1 @! B3 c; c/ v! fCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
& @0 E8 J1 x7 C8 d3 [  `: |Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
- \( L8 a$ \0 b: O0 w/ C& ^When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
: _; b5 F, c8 E3 N2 Dthe
# u* J* h8 Z/ o4 ?) Mextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
1 a# P2 C- G+ e& D: h! ~winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
: X* y7 }  C: K5 P0 W9 [back
& }$ [9 @! E1 ?everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.

Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
, A2 n4 s4 Z4 E% H& A; ballowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
6 c( R9 o2 [# E# B- y+ Xinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
3 W. m2 F3 o; S/ n4 {trip
- r' j  F7 B4 N* B6 zand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
: V( ^" m6 t& F6 F: k) J* X' a/ M: D, `floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
( ~9 R3 ]! I! A+ h' N2 g0 ~first
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,
* g& j, L) b1 V+ r' Kyou
" R* w1 n( X; q0 wcould do so at above time and location.
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' X( g- K1 \' E/ P; z. EWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
, W2 L, n  ?# q! j2 J- B/ @2 cGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
/ w, B+ S! T% R% X; u+ o3 AE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

* j6 }, R. ~& ]+ DGathering time and location:
6 u& V& D( l  Y6 H# ]. q9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
& _; m& {1 E, J; {elevator
; u/ X; ~# W. v1 Q9 I5 x; h(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
+ \' o& L" \+ j, v! E8 awhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.