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.
# C2 i: w0 \5 o. P$ DActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
% m0 Y2 R$ I. X6 ispring at Miette Hot Springs.
& O4 T8 p7 K) V$ w0 O5 NWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
! D% M+ x. [" g2 g0 ~1 U9 QVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
+ j: j- b6 G$ t- C/ v* U/ xYou are
( S' W; a9 y2 q! Presponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
1 w7 q$ o+ r: `* ]7 ^$ e$ vfollowing
) e5 R" f& t" z( S  @for detailed information.

- v, Z5 n0 d- A' C5 U% ?5 ZDay One
% t* {( ]; @  g* M$ k: U! g-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
% n, k, P# P! ]$ ~* ?half
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
- a* e) z1 S6 P8 Q) E7 S- z7 Y$6 per
" t" y8 [7 |8 S; hperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
' h: I0 h/ ]' g" c! T& H9 r6 Twill go,
) {0 U* n7 v# _: u, ZI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
  W/ L4 k, i8 b- n# e0 _) Vyou are
' e9 r3 I& j9 Q% p7 rnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
# z- U/ V+ J/ [1 Z' Yother
people go to the hot spring.)
( H% u; _& a3 h8 ?' B" I5 L-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
$ T, J% r6 S6 m7 ^-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
) b" f" k; M- i! U5 D& x! a; ]' A$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
+ Q: ]: L, ^9 d) Wthis
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
7 @9 H7 z  T' A( Q* J6 C# l/ p-        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
8 }9 B' \( D, F+ T) W; Q$ C  tso.

+ R  N. M  V& nDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
) N, O3 z5 i: I, p* R2 t8 W: N-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

Things to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
& I6 K* }+ s7 x7 c6 L-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
, f% a% m5 E, `5 b9 X-       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
% A- [* n; u& kin the
, l3 A2 m; T4 ]3 ~late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
$ I: [4 r# a( ]and
, _# U7 R0 [! a. m- c+ h5 yshoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
: Z3 T7 r9 ^4 q# n- M- [& ~. Edrving.(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
' c1 E0 F5 H" p5 ^3 f/ l3 e. Kplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
+ H- k1 I- B; [/ t6 X: N1 z- XFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
4 P* C! z6 E) ^" D2 lIGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
% c% d' M' q% J
, C$ S% C! _7 h0 Q" t( ?Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
! K9 S0 c7 n* [" w2 P. i6 Ctwo-night
% Q3 B" A- `+ w$ waccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
3 L9 y) f- r' q& Z* u# nexcludes
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.
& s! D7 q8 t# Q3 r" @Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
( \9 D- }/ Y' `6 M( p/ Nold).
0 J: B% o6 @5 }* J7 T$ MWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
- s7 E: G3 e1 x$ Z, A. jextra 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
9 t% r# Y/ H  [, Ceveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
, P0 {% N/ p2 @DROP-IN
5 O! J3 l/ c5 ^+ M  callowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
! l! v+ Q# \5 Z7 q, j0 hinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
! v- N/ h% ]/ d$ Wtrip
and paid their money for this trip.
" t' `" r2 h- `2 p% ?7 I6 o# x1 w
Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
1 ^( `3 `8 @7 d. |first
# V( O( j9 ~  {$ a! Bfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
2 t& P* _' s, w% i; Efloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
7 d; @( m' ?' d; Dwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
2 {6 l3 `! y: P% l' `" ayou
8 I0 m+ Y( O* J+ p7 Bcould do so at above time and location.
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6 b1 K! D, k) ?5 v, L; O, K7 ?WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
( p2 S  E0 P$ p9 g4 sWILL
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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Gathering time and location:
8 U+ o0 i$ ~8 I1 U7 J9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
& F5 Q! v4 g0 u& E; uCSSA

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.