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.
, \1 N0 T1 O# U) ]8 aActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
0 W  ]( y% }" S  d  r, @8 `& G- g3 qspring 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
( F) c) M6 k# K) {8 Tresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
3 C3 ~& r: j1 P# N" qfollowing
* t: j# S) G5 Rfor detailed information.

. z" a/ a' U6 r7 D+ |Day One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
9 S, e5 R' u7 a5 C-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
, W  v& f/ Y3 ~; ~0 H) }5 {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
1 R6 ?( J& x" p& `; K6 p+ Bwill go,
/ U  H- Y  N5 JI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
' h5 g1 H1 A* I, xyou are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
6 O8 F( v" z7 L! N9 W1 qpeople go to the hot spring.)
) Z, d! M/ n: t# M" F-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
4 p7 S. ^8 L; C- Jmorning .
, ?! y" W4 T# x( Y. WAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
trip. It's
; _. q: B- u" w2 N1 B$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
: i8 i" l4 K! k# E9 f2 Cthis
& B8 m1 s& }4 A) |/ H* I2 `  }before, 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.

Day Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
1 ~7 o  h* f4 o, Tvan on
time.

Things to Bring:
8 B( Z9 N* `" O0 A2 T% P-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
+ k) F/ j' H4 p. ]1 S( O-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
" x- {! H( I9 m. ?3 E. `-       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.
1 v; M# S6 a( z+ 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).
, l; `' V( c. i# K% b' w) l-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
; j" v( L! D4 N+ _5 J4 \places where
' z0 N' S0 B. i8 ?; _there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
0 q# w/ o7 i' w# f/ _: Z) `Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

) L3 e/ w( k) U1 qCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
  |0 z; b) O% V- r7 iaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
6 ~& F9 K1 z% \% f5 Mexcludes
" q5 U, a2 x/ }$ athe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
% {6 T3 f( V/ RHot 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
the
+ e! c  K! R) P# F# U: d5 X; N1 Zextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
; i7 N. T6 }+ f1 ?# [6 N/ Xwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
& K) `& m0 S& F8 qeveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
$ w. ~9 |, _) |+ F) ?$ ZDROP-IN
# n$ D. E( M& q9 E9 x. Lallowed. 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
$ @4 N  i- E. B8 N- ytrip
, _, D: k4 a6 |+ C1 @4 {4 land paid their money for this trip.
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7 s6 q1 [8 B/ A. @4 NMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
- i" l" H3 j4 G) b  D1 u$ Gfirst
; E, v6 w. }3 l+ k6 e, A4 Y" Gfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
6 A1 N) Y5 R1 y. U/ P8 k; Ufirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
  Q7 k& h0 {0 S3 N" w. r4 swith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
4 q! a' o0 K( D( J5 ?( k) r6 o1 K: D7 @you
could do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
' P' n% [- _& a( v+ }, BGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
7 P1 }2 [! g/ v; J( N1 hPLEASE
% w, \' B; F+ Y3 q9 z5 cE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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5 E- c4 \) @& W/ ?0 ^5 q. FGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
# @: X7 z' a8 C- j5 oelevator
(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
3 e# k& |* A0 ]3 O# FCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
1 }- s" y4 R: y( d! q' ~when you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.