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.
- F. j0 V" t* [! ]Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
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: S4 Z1 s, J) C) K* k4 tspring at Miette Hot Springs.
. ]3 ]0 K( {$ d5 d( p3 ZWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
9 d: K" \: J) ?) S% ]9 P% O! tVolunteers.
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
following
for detailed information.
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  i* r& d8 C8 x! t  O2 N% Z; WDay 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.)
-        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
. q& W: b+ I9 ]+ Ywill go,
* f+ l! V  E  C0 y" DI 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
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people go to the hot spring.)
1 @0 J, h& \( J0 k# t5 T-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
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And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
# H" ?3 X; K1 o  R$ mbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
* j0 T* W8 Q& S- F; H" S3 Wthat you
, ?1 H# g6 ]8 v5 xcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.

Day Three
- d/ D& ^; ]# n! F9 g" B! u-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
  J- U* p; `' s! B" K: N1 J-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
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+ T3 D$ J5 U3 W& EThings to Bring:
; B  N$ N: B! }) B8 w$ J/ k  V-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
. O3 j5 h/ a6 m: e. n-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
+ i# u* [/ z. A$ _3 p-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
! Y, `. `7 @( C-       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
; H6 }7 v% `/ q' M" [8 v5 jand
; X; y% M( z- u/ S4 G8 t  nshoes are definitely needed.
-       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
places where
) O+ U% n4 B. x, Zthere 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
IGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

. G# `. V( g; x% s2 Q7 }2 Z$ ICost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
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accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
/ R( x' v: |* I% H* R* Cexcludes
! F% M, K! M( Q, g$ ethe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
4 r7 e2 m. g" ^2 ?3 G, EHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
  D  Q, ?1 G  p% {/ s; g. oCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
- T$ i& c) ~4 k7 V# R* g, ^; z" }9 cMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
! I' L& g# A# `. F+ D+ {old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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! O- h" u. y4 V1 v+ p( W, 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
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; v" M2 L( l8 V) h+ Z/ n9 Teveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

0 G1 D6 z- v2 sSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
* b1 U$ q2 o: gDROP-IN
& ^& {( J$ h$ i  M6 oallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
2 L! \. a  h! ^5 t( o) \information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
( O1 ]3 V7 {2 J8 Ttrip
+ X; R* S; j* c, R( i6 Nand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
8 S* C% W/ U! `, q7 Jfirst
' n. N( Y( P$ x" W2 Q4 ^7 Qfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
$ A" X- z2 Z6 N1 ^; ~first
7 y) M' \  E$ W& Cfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
( q2 B4 E/ }$ r  O' t+ @: Ocard
  }+ t/ ?5 z$ t; n5 Nwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
( ~! t! P' k, gyou
, \" X3 K' \: s. Qcould do so at above time and location.

5 B$ a8 M9 I+ R- _# Z, E8 f3 AWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
) Q, G0 x6 I1 E+ N- `WILL
" t; F8 h! I; a" N1 oGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
, T: g+ [3 E- H+ I2 K8 d( }" e# RPLEASE
( S, `2 H9 b7 m* S; QE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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* v3 p9 q  O7 s  l4 o9 I% e- d: PGathering time and location:
2 x9 z! k; X1 w! ?7 R- C9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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+ ^+ \7 T( q: ~, @3 B(like always).
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9 s% p  ^" V2 d$ \; d5 v; JEnjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
% a' C/ F4 @% Y' \4 ?) b6 xwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
" a' O" X: v6 E4 T/ Q2 @* N  PHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.