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
hot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
2 |2 \1 q& m  Y2 TWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
( O5 w9 l8 H9 P; A8 x# F) ?Volunteers.
) ]% ^6 D( n& w2 _' u/ H- [- tWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
" w- R, w* L/ y# h8 q9 |- YYou are
5 z& z- w, Q9 j* v/ C  `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
' v! r. x  y- ]" {, e2 W" x-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
+ _( E1 g2 k1 [3 L$ ?* ?- zhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
% j* e5 m# c3 ^9 _6 t" m9 v, A1 E-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
9 o/ a' m; Z2 C% y! |0 }will go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
4 E* U6 Z7 y7 v( o0 qyou are
9 u6 m, |& l: C$ lnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
# H1 ]& e) [, ^* zother
3 Z$ K0 R# [! j/ r" Gpeople go to the hot spring.)
* L5 U' T$ \; P-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
  S9 a7 L" L9 b) H7 R6 F. s( v-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
- t  @* d# \3 h8 N! Q2 g. dAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
- [4 Z8 u$ o- W1 gtrip. It's
8 X" }  C  X5 Q$ q! b3 k$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
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.

/ A: C) D( W9 V' A- yDay Three
5 |- y8 ~0 J5 T8 z; H-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

Things to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
9 k; S/ Y# L$ n2 `- W8 v-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
+ g' }) K9 I9 D) i0 j# I5 ?-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
0 m0 k; G6 m$ H& @; |: P$ a/ ]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
% l! E; `: f8 N, Pdrving.(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
: L  C8 _) P( i2 k/ c* [% u6 W4 e0 Eplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
. j' T0 {( o2 U1 t) r" G/ qFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
3 S2 a2 D3 s1 i* gIGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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* L5 F+ c4 L- \7 r4 G; H" SCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
! K% x* O8 J+ J) w$ Etwo-night
- @, E! ^- S- [8 D0 ^8 N# jaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
2 K' P1 F* m3 _1 d5 @0 y6 }the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
0 }8 a3 T* B8 T5 ~& S' ], t$ MHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
7 `8 o" {; @2 |! ZCanoeing 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
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
* o' B1 p. x0 y8 {( dwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
1 W" u" M+ d2 S/ L" C' zback
* Y  J7 A( |3 z% {: ceveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
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/ t  k. g/ \% [; `2 F0 g: hallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
& w8 n& H0 G, r1 J/ S9 vinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
and paid their money for this trip.
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Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
7 w: X4 }' ]- J2 C- \# d' }first
9 T* N9 X8 v  c0 K8 b* mfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
5 |- j: }5 \- y/ s0 ^1 C1 nfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
' _7 u  D( l6 F: w1 G9 Acard
with 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
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
3 L8 U  H  x% V9 C4 H  W, u7 f; EPLEASE
2 R" u- }+ k$ {/ m- H/ Y; }% JE-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).

1 H: O) v  @+ b6 R" ?' eEnjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
! K  A2 h/ M: ~% z' \$ e" Kwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
; q0 N: u+ E) f4 V# L1 @* \' ^% `Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.