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.
* U$ G* X$ b' @- rWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
/ d( d& N' B0 ]' vVolunteers.
) ?0 y% ?3 N: j  `6 [  YWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
1 e$ v: L  A. zYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.

/ B. S2 b" Z; b" x6 E6 sDay 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.)
* J4 v: d5 V! J) z" i  W2 H-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
1 ?) s; C* M6 C# {6 a; P1 Q1 Wperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
( ^1 @7 `& \, P. W8 f0 t2 R2 Jwill go,
- y3 _0 T8 p, E8 X1 X7 ?) F: eI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
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not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
/ B: ?9 G& X* Q; r( j. Nother
4 X1 o7 l) z! \0 L6 d& t0 }4 }0 Epeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

0 n; ?/ f0 ~6 I8 N2 Z* e+ {Day Two
/ V( O7 v, `( R: g4 B' p$ F5 x-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
$ h- ]( }1 m% _+ J; J  E7 b/ Imorning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
/ [$ G& n; {8 `8 @7 P) R! hbefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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Day Three
" p2 W( j0 e8 j4 J8 a) G-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
3 a- G! V* d. C3 R( h% x-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
1 d, ~* `4 ~0 ~" r  rvan on
time.
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Things to Bring:
+ D% N8 |6 k8 Q-        Travel needs.
4 l# v' \/ T+ n( {' @% h-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
! x# B& C( ~2 y4 O-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
0 a7 F9 W9 S% @- y- M' o% i( L, p0 ?" r! G: Q-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
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late May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
shoes are definitely needed.
/ Y& E+ w$ X9 r* ]-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
3 o; e- |. M4 G  ^  ~" P. K2 Y-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
6 X. a! b( o' g* T0 ]) Fplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
2 @  H2 E  c2 X' Zeat.
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.)
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, }9 V! g. @& o- x- vCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
( A5 m* L! `" @7 d/ Laccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
' n: i( w7 W6 ]8 Xthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot 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 $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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: l9 n5 P" _0 s+ Q$ hextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
  W: l  U' i* b, @back
: m/ ~1 x- e9 {$ {- teveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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% g5 z2 {5 M) F, T4 A5 R2 pSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
6 ], r6 H3 G! _* L9 V! x1 G8 ^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
7 S) t, C, I6 k8 Q8 }' m5 d, ]trip
9 z/ Z1 u( ?& X+ y3 }and paid their money for this trip.

1 }  q/ E, [  ^& Y+ D6 eMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
3 o. S- ]. T2 Q. ?# I9 ufloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
  S9 G+ [' ^3 ^! j, b9 O* Lfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
& D4 v6 I- S% T; m$ [3 vcard
. [+ D, w0 a6 x: T$ Q) vwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
6 k. M' b$ ]* acould do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
1 A; V, M0 u$ E& T9 }WILL
, Z- g% b) A+ {. ~GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

$ e. R, K* |2 O* [8 q' aGathering time and location:
3 b% i9 L4 F* U9 O9 P9 |9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).

2 i& E: d7 c% gEnjoy the Spring!
8 K9 e1 V2 R+ _CSSA

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.
. J5 \7 b' J- t3 z7 H( sHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.