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
; Z: I' e2 T0 j3 k6 k  zhot
; c' D9 V3 ~5 `, yspring at Miette Hot Springs.
! |) _; t$ b6 l( K! lWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
. E, y+ n# C8 A2 w# F3 Mresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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+ J# g# p' @/ g( B# e. oDay One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
; J% f: R) U  T2 q-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
1 _/ L+ t5 @2 M( W8 s+ rhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
( f/ D' X) B# F' K5 n+ Z% I4 p$ q( F-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
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person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
% q! E& K" B2 A! t2 cI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you 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.

Day Two
& ]/ m  @* C% B, B* D2 H-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
1 u6 J+ C, T# WAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
- F" e1 j. x7 ]-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
8 f$ \8 h# Y6 W: |+ a/ acould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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8 ]* W+ e* c# L" }0 Y4 S7 [Day Three
5 p  F: N  F$ E  L# c+ f- f: S8 I-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
; k- U& A$ E6 W) A9 ~- ^1 [-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
& s% Y( O& v* I  [  v8 uvan on
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Things to Bring:
+ [$ s$ c/ T; V8 y-        Travel needs.
5 ~7 T, Y8 q# l  s0 F-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
  \& Y+ E# y+ x' d$ l-       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
; O9 \6 u& p, B+ k- |4 vand
* h, p' v* Y  V" x/ |/ Gshoes 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).
( f/ [: Q2 R& p' j0 b/ n-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
7 X; y/ n. G, I) P0 zplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
" h/ f7 A3 U" z6 Z- Q7 U6 hFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
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Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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  Y& E) @9 d$ {( eCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
/ r; ?; x: ~% Wtwo-night
accommodation 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 $6 in total according to last year's price.
% \: n$ I8 j2 E, Z/ ?Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
  x2 G6 M/ b4 ZMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When 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
1 @6 Z& u2 T" R8 e4 E* b7 Ywinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
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everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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. j; h, l) W, e# m9 ?/ L& nSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
1 }; j' w9 \/ W# j7 ^- e! y: E) [allowed. 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
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and paid their money for this trip.

0 K# _7 v7 `' Q. ?1 lMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
" J9 i! H4 \. z* @! z3 _first
floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
8 a# t3 k! X6 L* @' wfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
4 v1 c. f0 o) T$ [% x7 uwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
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could do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
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; A& e. {! d& [( tGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
5 Q* V; P# N% m6 I2 ePLEASE
: ]" i. S. w  p( j) |6 b$ Y2 }% ME-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).

( P& F$ M: A6 l$ ?# U* e2 tEnjoy the Spring!
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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.