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.
0 w, Q  V% O' O* d0 k* QActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
& m5 M& H7 x) Qhot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
8 X# B. F" V$ U- kWe'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
# C1 E/ a2 s1 }. {/ z7 F-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
7 @4 n6 i. T6 Q4 qhalf
/ b- y/ _% g& Dhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
) ]7 R! ^2 Y. Z8 U: Q* O8 v" @-        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
$ p  L9 v: G) @! Wwill go,
5 T9 r, F1 E# Z: \, s8 S( bI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
& j* X; `1 c, o0 Vnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
( u. C4 N6 l# i/ W9 ~, V8 q0 ?other
8 l" Y7 z$ b( B3 |# [+ U1 Ypeople go to the hot spring.)
3 f; W: q% w! U% E6 t-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
1 u( d( C7 x- Z9 r-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
: f6 c" p) z2 ^4 a6 J2 e$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
: _" ]  M5 k1 v% Z/ }4 X, Mbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
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so.

( S$ w0 X. ?5 RDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
8 T( S% m" D/ c8 e, ?* k; j-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
9 n& A6 ?5 x. k. U* Ivan on
time.
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Things to Bring:
+ \( ]; E0 |5 j+ R-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
3 [  A& _5 F' X- i/ A; Z0 I-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
- u- ?5 ?  g: J5 x' Z) ~-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
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: k) d( a. N3 \4 s! wshoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
' @. m, }5 T6 ]; L" Z7 Bdrving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
) ~: A+ f* ]+ W  P1 g0 e-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
places where
# {# S$ |6 P. u' ]; |+ g* W. Xthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
3 Y, W$ k& B. h2 V/ x. gFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
+ B# `! z6 t& BIGA in
. r4 W3 W% o3 Z2 ^) {7 uJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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  ]% p/ P( E& E" LCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
7 {. c! Z4 x0 \7 Q7 u/ Qtwo-night
; Z# y' N) y! ]& U! G" Maccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
! X" X; C) z% k) |7 ?the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
+ _( B% Z  k$ ]+ O3 m6 k, r0 b) ]; t9 f+ FHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
$ x9 l4 r5 `, e. C) K# O+ |Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
3 \9 L4 a/ z$ k( Y& k, yMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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/ m/ F2 N6 z) p! t# b. E0 fextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
7 `) Y7 N$ h- R$ w  T6 n* J3 heveryone 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
: O. ?5 C  Q. f5 h; H* mallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
+ P# @( Q) f; |information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
and paid their money for this trip.
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Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
4 x. k0 J8 ^9 q" }first
  r6 ?& m& s# a3 u! m  Hfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
% a- ]! i$ l' Bcard
! r- X7 M/ Z# Cwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
# [' i, b! f! j3 w1 {could do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
8 a1 \4 y! x1 @( Y5 o1 eWILL
, }) q, g# K( K7 X! H* R. ]GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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2 C0 g. \& {: X, a4 N7 }Gathering time and location:
) X; l8 G9 j3 P9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).
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5 n2 C% \) N; |Enjoy the Spring!
. |; w: j( t$ y9 S# l0 _CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
: z. O: w; z$ N5 F, lwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
- E* B  N! }: l. N0 b# AHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.