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
hot
spring 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.
You are
& m1 Z  X0 g" Q" @' V; Q+ i$ nresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
: a8 x& O/ V- Z# C1 X1 U( ^# sfor detailed information.

" O1 @( @% \9 v6 |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.)
3 Q4 ?9 _/ B, C3 s4 a/ ?-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
, }2 N# l, e6 `4 _5 p$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
2 _1 h8 Z& i/ o. p3 O6 b% Z7 xwill go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
& M" k+ b9 e# ]7 S$ P: Ryou are
/ X7 O3 G. R7 }7 Y% {not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
8 N5 L) x( ]6 Q4 A6 [; T8 Lother
people go to the hot spring.)
) N- y" k. }* r# U( W-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
3 `1 E5 Z4 l8 ~5 m' umorning .
$ r; ?) ]: r+ G4 \And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
" n$ c& Q! F. k' O6 L$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
8 N$ F! X8 z- n, tbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
- [* R! f+ h7 a  b& {that you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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6 A/ _) V2 W8 t+ S. `0 B& QDay Three
; P9 ^$ C% f* `& O# d" v: m1 w2 U3 W-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
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time.
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  t. i3 @7 B+ F1 U5 h, IThings to Bring:
6 F4 S: h# l3 ]0 [  E5 _-        Travel needs.
* @; ?3 H& ~2 k0 p% f+ ~-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
  b1 H9 [$ f3 G4 d' U-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
# ^* C; K% p5 @-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
  I5 U+ R8 e# b" k) r* C-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
9 l! \: \/ E. f( }0 ?# Q# win the
+ k6 l& d, T2 N( Q, Z% C- I: W/ o! J. Elate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
4 O6 H. D; A1 o% e2 F. Fshoes are definitely needed.
; k' Z6 r& G1 C- ]2 Q-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
* D) Z' e/ u( F( a# sdrving.(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
places where
% V! z* ]% u% a4 R7 Rthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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! y# w9 L. Q' I' M: a) ~7 UFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
9 N) r" ]" ~2 KIGA in
* W2 U% g( U5 _Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

. Q  x# S; X- t" j, F/ O* lCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
8 _3 C. b  ?$ Y: Q  r1 otwo-night
5 }8 @1 x( a* N  h; @% iaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
" b5 r5 n, k  w5 D* Vexcludes
+ ^7 z8 K! e5 w2 `the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
' J' a% i2 Z% @Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
- z0 H2 `6 e/ i1 T) r$ S1 ACanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
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: Q4 G- a& _" g; t6 e+ }When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
4 H+ x4 z+ \$ uthe
9 s8 {: V$ t8 f2 a8 q, D2 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
back
& a% \+ u# w4 E7 R" `4 beveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
& \6 A1 E7 R8 L: m* Pallowed. 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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8 i6 p3 t: K5 m# Cand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
& V/ Q% t* s0 }first
4 B! |  Z9 [/ L  Efloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
$ k+ ^( ~" c+ x- H1 Dfirst
* N7 B2 [5 a  U5 ?) h. }& x$ Vfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
) u5 n! U* q" o* e! P2 swith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
could do so at above time and location.

& e4 Z  n  \/ o: F: w  X6 N! o% i% {WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
' {) |3 ]! S# D1 N( WWILL
  f' o0 Z; i) S' Y' T8 Z, SGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
. C, g( H5 d4 \6 r7 F) YE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

) W( N1 s: |9 H; e1 A% fGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
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Enjoy the Spring!
& Y( K" v" {- V4 a+ X0 ^) w3 _; eCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
when you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
! s3 h& M" ?! ]$ o6 Y- F/ h' zHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.