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.
; d6 j- U# A5 B8 Y$ ]/ {$ f/ v/ PActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
4 C. C7 }9 n4 Z1 ]5 uWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
2 c1 o9 n" S1 M6 K' qVolunteers.
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
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for detailed information.
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Day One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
. U; M# W' G+ w/ v9 a-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
/ [7 W4 H6 s  e- P. T9 Mhalf
; d$ H$ e' @" K' o3 ^: W' Yhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
2 z1 s! R; t0 O* E# _, z-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
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/ q( k5 z+ D1 eperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
: N' X5 }3 ]( ?! K2 @- uwill go,
2 N# L1 X% d! ^; RI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
6 e" ], E6 c0 m2 Z0 c8 a* w3 fnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
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$ U# \" N0 m7 _; G3 o/ D7 [8 n* Epeople go to the hot spring.)
* ^( u5 L2 \5 L. z% P0 Z-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
6 E2 |- J+ z4 A0 M-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
8 b# ]5 S# z+ s* A$ Fmorning .
* i6 J! u- E; b- t4 f# q' fAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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; `0 }9 F% c9 {9 j$ H& ]' Obefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
; k( f+ c1 S; W-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
  J$ O1 `+ m7 s- m! \6 ^5 qcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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, U+ ^4 A1 V- P  D" P  n" sDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
, N6 x& V; i2 P9 j2 h% Z-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
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time.
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4 K  g9 [% c/ }. q3 S% xThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
2 S, g4 s5 C6 X$ j-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
* I% s8 ?6 Y* e1 Z' m* I-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
; b, a/ q* J! {- O-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
1 B1 ?7 i  U7 j: a-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
0 C* ?9 F# f/ `0 B# Xlate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
8 L# w1 B3 i1 ?8 z  }shoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
# y: N; l/ a# j4 O$ Idrving.(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
( g+ s; n9 E6 p* S( Bplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
* y3 X+ y4 R' p6 a8 f5 r, D3 pIGA in
- F( X4 p- K6 P9 i/ R1 ^" ?Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
$ ~1 x" ]) ?- }- q7 g+ _9 P& M0 B$ yaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
' }5 _8 Z5 a2 v# |the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
( S+ x* A: F4 {0 vCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
, m: N; @, s( M4 ~( pMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
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2 W6 V& ~6 {) R, [: }* _* v2 g" g  J% CWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
! `. ]+ Q; A9 }$ @+ iextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
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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
DROP-IN
3 H- C  Z: ~& |1 iallowed. 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
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9 J) F) K' P! ]! ?4 R# z, vand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
) a. E0 g/ s9 Z( H9 E1 Ffirst
% @( z$ q- i  r' S/ \floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
8 t2 e" F0 G% B7 [6 `first
; u* l$ ?7 Q4 g* o7 D4 z6 S' j5 nfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
7 b" x" l" X% `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.
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. L- e4 C0 _9 t0 @, a7 P* OWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
9 N2 z$ z! C# }- m$ D& lGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
* v3 h  E! z+ r$ Y6 r9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
7 x& ~1 l0 ^, }# a$ M- Rwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
" C; S' G0 T7 p! \9 K: tHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.