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
) S+ X& w" C+ @5 H9 u' ahot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
: L* z0 z6 g0 f+ ~+ J$ z- x1 u, _$ oWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
$ h7 c' i- r$ D. o+ DWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
2 h% t/ M# a9 ^9 _& p, nYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
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# L9 d0 }7 p; e9 G( d. T4 ~! ODay One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
  ~0 X- H: J" M. H1 Z( e-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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) @# x5 _2 l3 A! p& O$ s, ~hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
4 N/ B) b- T  O-        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,
I 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
8 C0 H; m& L. L9 s: y3 R# [other
- ?5 t1 f; [2 @" Y! Q5 P. {people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
7 J0 `) {" D4 z( l-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
1 v5 B! U; [0 |0 l. W2 s1 Xmorning .
5 U( N0 e) B  q" \- YAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
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-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
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+ D3 @9 d$ b8 x  s8 l4 F2 B( @0 Ucould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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+ x1 O: A& Z& g8 ~/ n& E, QDay Three
3 M; K- }: M9 o-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
0 z# M( T% O, Q# y! \-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

Things to Bring:
( B9 D8 y0 _1 i4 q6 {& }- g* Y& A& X-        Travel needs.
# A, E$ k9 G$ \-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
7 Y7 d. ~: r( e-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
7 C7 I( [, _0 V. ]/ Q-       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
and
+ V- F' G: l) M' w8 t& a) xshoes are definitely needed.
: }. [5 i, O2 A0 q) y2 o0 m$ Q-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
* j% c: K. Q+ ?0 Y6 W" Tdrving.(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
  S0 ]7 v2 k* J( D: [! u+ pplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
: q9 w% z$ T6 e7 r" kFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
4 w3 i2 J5 X' y! B: V9 O: wJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
5 i; o! @7 L  c) d) W1 r. _, utwo-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
/ P# k* }; U  B0 v8 n5 h8 Q' vthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
- n- W: p1 n) A) JCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
. A( G3 h, u: l! k3 s' cMaligne 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
the
9 r0 V: I2 k0 A/ X, c/ Eextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
* H# c8 V9 Q" m& n1 m& E  M+ ?# k. lwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
. L+ \8 z' r, c1 R, s/ \4 m, Q" Feveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

; e: r5 i" U# t* @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
/ t5 {; Q& W- p# U  Jinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
6 Z8 ]5 f9 a" D; a! s$ |9 f. jtrip
and paid their money for this trip.

: h! Q5 N+ M: K# [2 NMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
6 \5 t0 o5 j% u' `1 a' Lfirst
: ?8 _. ~' t4 ]7 }floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
6 U! @8 b' ]  d! O+ |  cfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
+ Q( f) H4 R. P; g) F/ A( hcard
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
could do so at above time and location.
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WE 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
0 a1 }8 Y/ A5 M* m$ S2 U; h8 xE-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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Enjoy 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.
$ f9 v0 J7 v4 c, R" X5 kHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.