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.
+ E1 y+ ~5 u7 ]& H6 X: E" `+ ^4 OActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
; _* q5 `/ B; y6 l, tspring at Miette Hot Springs.
We 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.
0 L/ L* P% @% E* `" e* T' hYou are
( N/ {" t/ E8 D1 V3 uresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
7 a7 f5 `* V# B& V; [) cfollowing
. V. y- P+ C6 k& k9 Rfor detailed information.

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.)
" Q- v& b" [- ^; U5 F  F-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
- P* Z  p! t/ m) z( T, zperson. 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
* S. ~5 l! }' i: [3 e7 yyou are
/ i# F- j. z  |4 Xnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

. g0 X9 f" l+ N8 VDay Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
* O; q0 X$ D9 yAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
' C. D; q% }+ c/ _7 W$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
1 u; \  R+ h1 H/ G+ i  Vbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
7 ]1 w! r+ R2 X3 x0 Dthat you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.

Day Three
/ b) `5 N; m8 l; a0 I-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
5 U2 k# _5 F( b1 E% ?/ Bvan on
time.
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' x. @5 l4 l/ _; a$ y/ J* N* SThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
6 D- Q# u: s" N9 v( R-        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.
7 A+ |& u. K) q, ~' Z1 a  [4 e-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
8 q7 s$ z" u$ i8 Y: T" l) X6 _in the
late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
: v% [+ x) T# u0 {  s2 land
5 M3 M0 t' d! [, M3 \shoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
& f  v; n7 I# b7 [2 R, T& |drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
; f" F# c0 }+ G* w-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
3 u, o0 f% M% z1 t. zplaces where
  p5 u1 W/ B4 e! X% d5 Y6 ]+ Ethere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
# h  t4 t# [+ ]9 u# H- C( U$ \Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
1 m. P" C6 A+ k! U$ i2 |5 iIGA in
7 f+ H& h* m" M; |$ f2 t6 A% ^. p' C9 C( QJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

! Q: W- Q5 c# J% [* H2 L5 N% aCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
& j. ~) m$ i4 d3 Xexcludes
1 l% w7 E9 R8 Y1 ~. q& P: X  Tthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
4 m- ~( |  p$ c( m. O8 L1 \Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
! f7 F5 m* H" F7 }: D$ E: {Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
3 C' B$ a2 ]6 W5 V$ b/ t4 xold).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
( t) `5 _  J; N0 Xextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
# Z: [2 U9 t7 e+ w2 Q7 \. H6 n+ cback
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
" R, E3 z: r9 ?/ Z  eDROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
% G# M, V; A- l! W$ r% w# xinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
and paid their money for this trip.

! h% v' n# U" z8 @! C8 P3 JMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
. {* Y- j) o' d) F  z" p; c6 qfirst
1 N7 h5 s- I1 ^0 G# L7 rfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
2 l: _3 k; Q: m* ^* [floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
' k$ ]) |5 P9 \+ z# Ccard
/ U% d/ ]2 Y/ F/ Nwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
# I) `- F, P- |  A% ]! tyou
0 F5 ?1 g1 S& h; U* D) Bcould do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
1 a" V" [' |: {9 T1 QWILL
( q$ O, Z9 U7 M* Y% c+ CGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
- B' k+ i4 t2 ^) C$ GPLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
9 p5 T% t0 F$ o- @% a8 K  q9 e+ ^0 a9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
, g2 h% }. H$ R# r8 R; ]  O& _3 R* TCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
* z/ }& w* W$ p% x" Owhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.