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.
' Z6 K- h5 W3 C% {/ X4 B! D/ k! j/ k7 uActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
- d# F, E( ^) N9 `. w/ c2 qspring at Miette Hot Springs.
( o' m. g  U8 L; x! J5 ^, F. d, X4 x! MWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
6 O/ F, ^, H2 c+ x1 z  VVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
' M* |/ ^1 m' `& kresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
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Day One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
! A1 j& Y- m! u* I% Y: n  m- P/ N1 {half
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
  m8 ~5 `8 I. \$ F2 Fperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
/ [# v  x  a5 x8 E  i! O' M! b* N% d6 Pwill go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
; \4 U* N1 y+ pnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

" h+ |$ h& I: F. aDay Two
2 e$ _- N1 z' Z: t! H-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
' o+ T) J7 B7 x7 k/ Lmorning .
, p- d) _4 r3 W# \$ r3 L9 J- L/ bAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
$ S0 u$ m- Z/ vtrip. It's
- o7 i# N# |. O$ F$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
& j# e9 N- C  V4 d1 V2 H$ o-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
2 o  t; b3 _) M% i: u/ S8 M2 }' T1 }that you
could 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.
$ n9 c% j( `8 @4 _* X. Z& @$ u-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.
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) i1 A6 _6 I9 P" E9 I4 D6 @Things to Bring:
0 Z" C3 ~- Q1 x% P& ?- n1 r-        Travel needs.
# x3 B% F! W4 g3 E% I. u& ]-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
5 e; E( q% `- y-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
( V6 Z9 v: ]: S9 `late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
% Z! t$ Y' \1 S1 Sand
shoes are definitely needed.
  y4 Y" h+ f6 y9 T-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
8 d# y* s! h. s  y7 ]-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
/ _9 p8 \: J' i( _. d$ iplaces where
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
( e6 y( V8 N2 X% D* Z- ]Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
, S. C6 n6 Q5 [& Utwo-night
8 x9 u1 j% R" t. F' ?) f5 j- qaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
+ V; k# ?% j( _. BCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
+ r2 l+ g* Y4 mold).
' O- U2 S' D; j+ ]9 Q( NWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
! x7 M$ \5 G+ h" t6 S. hwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
5 _0 X6 n: [- g" kback
everyone 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
DROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
3 a! u' f8 i2 e) rinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
8 [8 \3 Q9 \5 H5 @trip
and paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
6 b& R9 f2 i0 Ifirst
3 M2 @/ G1 V0 ^: [* `2 |floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
3 W. Z+ O5 \& ?, tfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
7 {# l( }# ~/ wcard
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
% d- Y% d% ?  {) J3 bcould do so at above time and location.
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. L% O9 b, J! s% d/ T5 BWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
7 K; \. j7 R, s) _& F! vGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

  J& h0 C8 C' aGathering time and location:
6 C% R) h' r* T; w2 M/ Z# N9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
, O. R! }3 _+ ^" melevator
; V" W& T1 r9 @) f& b( {8 |( S(like always).

4 V. I) c7 j% ^2 J& m2 [0 S/ DEnjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
% }  u9 Q% g. k& a$ Iwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
8 T6 N* O# K5 X) hHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.