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
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spring at Miette Hot Springs.
3 m  W8 \2 v& n/ NWe 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
8 v& a: u! p! s% w( A/ r  W5 V1 tresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.
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Day One
) c/ f* j: U  X, b# s-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
; L' \9 T8 Q8 D-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
& j! T$ f* V" e7 E2 H  }3 l5 whalf
" S7 _: i4 b& l; |( `4 P$ zhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
2 t6 V3 [7 ]( w9 |3 j( w: |-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
8 ~- {* w' j/ V6 Bperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
4 f( j% }+ q5 Fwill go,
* a5 r% F. q$ Z& _( b; LI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
. p% e! s$ w+ X2 ?# A- ?4 Q* Kyou are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
% I3 \2 [5 M+ Y5 \people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
. b! \- A( G/ `& K# t-        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
8 ]9 C  x; [1 f; s7 w% K5 u$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
* u7 r* X3 x0 o4 ^5 z2 e% z- B! C-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
9 t" |) G. y3 Icould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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4 e6 Z( _% O/ l( {$ R2 x$ fDay Three
, O& A( Q6 l6 h1 ^8 E-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

Things to Bring:
$ [1 x% g- Y2 g- \* I3 w-        Travel needs.
" n# S- x+ w* q-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
! @9 a% l, l! s( H-       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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; b) b+ L/ Y; oshoes are definitely needed.
& ?: J/ D% a/ e, [0 e4 e-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
' E$ C+ c/ s% H# m! _, s3 u$ P" Qdrving.(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
/ v- S% ~9 Z3 o9 vplaces 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
IGA in
" v& ]$ C3 Y3 fJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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; v. ^5 }4 b% q' Y0 }8 ?Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
6 }+ y  Z4 M/ Gexcludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
  o; R  i& J: KHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
" o: `4 {* q+ I9 w$ BCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
1 G  c: D9 V4 x9 W) Qold).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
6 B# u+ K4 m) W3 ythe
( ]3 L% e0 G1 j6 `, lextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
2 W* j$ T. W% z, h$ V7 J' ~winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
7 k! p( H2 y. U* ~8 ]2 Eback
& O2 p% M, X. [6 Zeveryone 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
, h. _2 E% _* h1 g# BDROP-IN
" ~' |& H  _- k- q0 hallowed. 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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and paid their money for this trip.
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  T* c  T! ~% g1 [& c  |; n! D7 j0 iMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
3 R- z5 p+ ^# v3 Z: H( `. a3 zfirst
floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
: N1 y  |6 p0 X: A: x9 A6 u7 Yfirst
6 Y1 R, ^6 m: Xfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
1 d1 @" _, _0 u" s" m( nwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
# n& G5 \' P$ W8 ]could do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
, n7 p" i" s9 s* nGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
, M9 f+ y- n' P4 `8 q* ?PLEASE
% G4 M. i% f1 l+ \: v8 IE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
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Enjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
' J" Y9 V0 s0 E! U" Y7 [when you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
  H( H& A1 ?6 N  N& b9 X0 QHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.