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.
7 R7 w" j2 r! R/ o+ _  sActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
4 k; W* {5 \8 I4 v1 G1 Y; K: qspring at Miette Hot Springs.
3 @3 `+ l! i. f( l3 V( kWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
, r5 I' Q4 W6 @% C4 r# C+ uVolunteers.
0 `' z. j" b, v( Y1 I& {% u9 ?" GWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
) R6 r/ i+ a2 Z  \You are
% B5 x* k; m5 q8 z& z. o" \) oresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
7 U1 V; O4 H2 `- ~for detailed information.

) E! J2 ~* O. M8 a, Z! tDay One
/ a( }0 ]0 A" w, f-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
3 d. A0 y) q7 ~5 Phalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
1 x; z' k  d- T8 W; U$6 per
3 J) a2 O9 Z9 U- d3 o* _person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
' E2 O2 s. W! u3 q+ z" c& N& m+ pwill 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
; [& P3 n1 s! F: ]2 e# l! [5 y- ^other
+ y) p. t4 h+ Opeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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1 t( [, c) Y+ J1 G% @% x, ~. ZDay Two
% g5 w3 i  [6 z" s) ^-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
% E9 c. d# J1 i% y/ ~6 Lmorning .
! j; @0 w% q" e& i+ q" T, A& ~' XAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
! N  }5 x8 S2 C8 |( @$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
% ?" ^. L. p, V* \( |this
, S0 T$ r% |, f; w- Gbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
# \7 a9 o2 H- p; S9 l-        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
% J1 R/ p! _5 G/ r* I( nso.

4 q* C- {1 L1 h. w9 ]4 I7 bDay Three
' e7 r5 b4 d' y-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
0 A: I3 r5 B1 c: G9 w-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
2 p- p# }! n. i3 D( Jtime.

Things to Bring:
5 C) @0 J5 E  x8 e% ~  r+ k6 n6 m-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
1 h. h1 S4 n' [! g2 s! F-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
" ?3 O; e& a( |+ z" m-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
( B7 x0 e* V# t  p8 I) \-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
$ l$ m5 I2 v7 kin the
late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
( e, H4 x) O# ?$ g7 r3 Cand
shoes are definitely needed.
1 e, v; V) z$ x3 |) `# ~5 }( G-       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
3 K/ @2 x4 \1 N7 K! \0 qplaces where
, f) N: v1 ^# G- [there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
, }7 v; P* r. TIGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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5 M4 M  i7 R6 f1 s$ I7 {; a8 wCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
9 I  P0 C, _2 Naccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
2 J% O+ l# h* l5 u& P5 k9 l% T' Qthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
5 m( e3 x7 p6 M6 VCanoeing 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).
  D2 A" _0 F: sWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
$ R$ v4 G# B/ p" _extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
# x) W+ j, m/ z0 ]: [6 M! ]) y" Z: a) P- ?everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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* S5 y- n; M2 `4 w7 Q) ]Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
' O" V) z( i5 V% f8 bDROP-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
! M* A! l0 R/ O5 e& @  T2 Ztrip
! d6 L9 X) P1 Y" |4 _* qand paid their money for this trip.
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; L" p, L8 ?  C0 v8 W7 [Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
% X9 l# M* z8 @; N1 @/ A( N% P: }first
floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
8 d; P/ B5 n" B* qfirst
- b9 x# q9 l5 @floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
- m, z# a* \: K2 bcard
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.

9 A6 b; Y" A# B- ^! y- ZWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
& Q" H; S2 c% X- o2 a; N( k" UPLEASE
2 |& `9 J; S  `E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
& C; `; K: {0 ?2 \9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
) U  {1 [7 P. k3 c$ R: }" }(like always).

8 G! z8 H0 `. G9 z- g- m% UEnjoy the Spring!
% ^3 |  Y! @  u1 d6 Z. m: i& B' f! ?CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
) B- B1 u+ U3 S# Pwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.