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.
( |3 T9 C, }( x6 A; K- U2 kActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
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We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
6 E! R; J* @" S5 b' _5 y' cVolunteers.
% {" z$ _0 R6 _! O. B% OWe'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
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for detailed information.
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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
half
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
" O3 X5 G) {3 L7 T5 }-        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,
0 [& j5 }! {+ L, F0 ]I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
- @1 D2 }3 B6 o8 Z1 Jnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
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  Y- i0 C) ~; N0 A( ~& T) U: N  z* T-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        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
  u/ x; A: e1 C2 V$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
6 M! M) t  A* W; o4 v/ ~- Icould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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Day Three
% \9 e  _9 G' Z* C-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
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: z  M% r/ c) L$ Z8 tThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
! M% T- ^* F! U: T-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
. Q& ]) d( ]6 T! q" L  t2 c-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
( X: ?0 M- t8 S( H! X: U) |; ~-       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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9 I3 T( F; ?! dshoes 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).
-       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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Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
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Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
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accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
! A( c& a( n, A4 l6 F8 l7 rHot 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.
) ]% P6 p/ f0 ~6 `- N8 mMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
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( Z! b# B0 S+ R* Q6 Q( Z' yWhen 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
, u# w% i: r7 E: ?winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.

3 G9 r6 I2 O  l0 F2 v8 B1 KSign 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
information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
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" i! ^- }. ?+ ~' Nand paid their money for this trip.
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/ \6 b/ r9 J* z3 I% LMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
3 K) N  M& V8 p( B  Nfirst
, w2 {% ~: U( Q: pfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
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floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
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" ]6 _. ~- X% [" kwith 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.
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4 Z' B7 G& ^) e( [" dWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
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GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

8 a1 y; ]" c' _$ RGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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) l. _# \3 f# ~$ v, REnjoy 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.