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.
  G) q( O% M5 M* l# s& WActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
/ O0 q3 H% ?9 i* k4 whot
2 O9 b+ _7 a. L8 ~! T# ~spring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
! U( q; Q, _6 x. d2 |$ bVolunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
2 C" `6 o$ r! B: F5 zYou are
) |- b' i$ \4 b& vresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
( A6 v+ B  P9 l) G+ Afor detailed information.
# m8 P7 e& W. w: h
* F- j2 f% n5 A' ^  NDay One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
8 `! a4 x) B7 f2 t* f  N: E-        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
& c% f" T: p7 `' F1 Z5 wperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
! F6 I3 `  Y/ lwill go,
3 q) G1 \1 U0 W% \7 Z: G& zI 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
other
people go to the hot spring.)
4 g6 d" ?- k9 F6 L/ U( ?-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        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
3 t+ ~5 k6 Q) G9 ]trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
' z# ]  N6 S  X0 _! R/ S" |this
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
, X1 ?: ]; h# `# n/ bthat you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
5 r( ?* A3 K1 q: Y2 t5 |, i8 bso.
# G) Y9 r9 ~8 Q; i
Day Three
0 @) ^2 }# K5 I/ n-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
4 z8 G  U7 q2 d2 h( ~9 ]-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
3 z9 {% e" D) Z4 Q+ E% E9 cvan on
time.
, T* F3 G$ `7 `3 x+ c, \
) p5 Q! x! N  y. b' wThings to Bring:
5 s3 D) l3 f: G4 O% H-        Travel needs.
) Y% g9 s; `. h9 m* k-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
+ Z. T, v, j& e' H& R-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
5 a7 `* J1 e" w2 X) \-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
( U. p' C' z% t3 N  i# q-       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
$ C0 }5 b* Y; |. Mand
# m0 |% R+ w% |2 x# ^6 p, `shoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
, V+ G3 ~- I4 e; d/ odrving.(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
: \3 d, L" _3 ^# xplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
- X. g: ^2 ?  q# W  Q- fFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
; x8 T' Z% U8 |Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

0 n7 d# w5 O3 MCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
8 `' L- v, x, `# }) saccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
& ~+ I% g0 l, T$ @5 ?# R) L5 vexcludes
) K8 o0 j  f4 ?5 |: k! f( ?the 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.
: Q0 P2 i  b3 D" gMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
7 _2 q. J, ?# f' n0 {When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
+ o, n3 w; l5 \4 r- xextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
/ @, r& m+ D* t3 f- Y' e3 i8 owinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
3 t" C$ |9 N) _back
5 a0 Z; X, k" _/ Q, t% neveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
* u! b2 r; t! R# p+ p
5 W$ k# A) r% K' A: G' \$ fSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
/ R) H' h1 i4 Z5 u' jallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
, L/ e5 G( U# Sinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
+ B% |0 _* e, y0 A$ P, E. a2 hand paid their money for this trip.
; C9 G8 q8 A6 n0 j; C& P5 J# P) B
Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
. l4 W: t- |+ ]# j3 cfirst
- f! u% y( X: {3 h7 s. R: wfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
: L: k* E% y! n* w. Xfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
' z; U7 J; k2 ~card
; k5 f& A( k7 h# x% hwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
# A4 J; S, }; U2 `, dyou
could do so at above time and location.
' }- T$ T* Q+ F
WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
9 F' ~: p5 j" u8 ~) w5 t9 XGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
' G) p8 c9 {7 z* P2 b5 y7 zPLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
# a: P0 Y( T8 J& h* I. O
  G5 u% ~: m" l. nGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).

Enjoy the Spring!
' U1 u+ h2 U9 ]3 n: H' d* f5 \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.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.