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
- z! ~' A9 v9 P" Dhot
$ x8 ~5 B$ @4 C3 ^4 W) Ispring at Miette Hot Springs.
# J3 a0 I9 u5 X! j! [We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
5 e( c- z; o1 w0 z3 J" pVolunteers.
We'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
* p* s% ]# E/ r9 H2 l3 Nfollowing
for detailed information.

4 M0 P- f5 ]7 `1 i5 U5 FDay One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
3 e- g, m; W- o6 m$ @. Q* R-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
8 e) F8 R+ s% O$ Z# Shour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
* z9 u- S9 I" Y% p-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
% N2 y$ g. a! J% W. Y3 jI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
/ i- W/ `, A7 ^you are
+ d3 [8 p+ |3 O' ?% |! }7 ^) Lnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
$ {5 @/ G, v# n: L' n0 H3 y3 x) Xother
: R4 D% J! ]! a7 g# a3 upeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
4 {, o, j2 U, {  y$ q2 Z  YAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
9 N. Q" o+ P1 z& a5 strip. It's
1 m3 a, y& L6 b8 Y* x& k$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
' [4 |( q! p0 G6 M7 x* @# dthis
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
( v0 u, I$ H- r  U& e$ g" b-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
$ w( O3 w5 w' {8 ?4 ^' @) Tthat you
9 o* f/ Z) u. Q5 a& Tcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
# P0 E) a, M' {: K( A& g. `) k6 K2 `so.

Day Three
. u  P  B. o0 Y  V-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
1 ~% f: B* H  M* b8 c+ x" K-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
4 @* R7 v+ Q; _% Dvan on
time.

Things to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
3 A0 g5 D7 Y# J; V-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
$ [/ H& Q. @- z: a3 _0 g$ v, X-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
% g! C/ U- |+ q8 ~7 T7 c5 vin the
! ^0 t2 j" K$ _% ?- ~# l9 _late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
1 U! v& G& r" ~9 w: H9 Eshoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
, A7 Y4 C" `3 V- S% I4 adrving.(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
4 g$ p' X9 ?1 m8 z. O6 d% F% k! Qplaces where
2 Q5 G; ]6 T4 ~3 S" h1 Othere 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
9 f9 C) a% n$ C3 Y- X$ VIGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
: I& U1 L1 E( m6 A8 Eexcludes
0 F% }1 p3 t1 A. Bthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
! s, Y2 f, w$ I4 J( W$ YHot 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.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
& g: D5 Z3 A; c% Dold).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
' T2 R" B) V6 athe
* N4 w' S- F' k* U, d+ I, Pextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
* x/ [. {% n- i( yback
) n, T' x: _- y/ meveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

7 ]9 |8 B! }/ }; W/ JSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
$ j6 z/ T: [0 n( p0 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
trip
; B1 @( ]8 x2 C9 V. fand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
" H, S" X9 O' f9 `" yfirst
6 g. i+ [  u. Tfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
& c; D, p, l  _first
" N/ X! H$ y3 k, Hfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
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.

7 A- l% l) n- L" F  \' r" [5 ]WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
  r3 P8 c) D) R- ?& KGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
, Y' G- i# r% q3 r/ Q" wPLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
% p) j% B' X  H; }8 ]" _0 w" `CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
, Y+ r' X' b8 p5 D/ \+ fwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.