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.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
5 y/ J- ?4 ?4 w: WWe'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.

Day One
' ^' S, H$ C) W' G; l1 G, O, {-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
2 p1 a' `8 C6 G# `0 S-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
* h3 w, U: w) N! }+ L-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
0 {0 J. X  W1 o/ U3 Iwill go,
6 z1 h$ p( ?1 f5 V+ bI 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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$ O" z% R9 v- C1 x$ M) J  R' Hpeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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- P7 L! Q  l" |4 ~Day Two
7 D9 u% e; g* u( b- G( V-        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 $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
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  a7 C" O  m. s-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
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: ^6 V! M, J& O9 aDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
+ A9 i# q, I0 d4 n/ D: k-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
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time.
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& {- ?5 X, K! C) j9 @Things to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
- U& w# h& l  R* |2 Y+ D3 }-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
* g) S* C$ c* ]4 f-       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.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
# I) V5 {: l$ @-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
7 `: b1 k. r; Y6 |2 u$ \( `5 w* j9 tplaces where
  F9 L* N/ Y# ^8 k1 q, Vthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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* q7 Z% X. W- b, x* JFeel 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.)

6 N1 |( F" @" s. C, h: h4 mCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
1 m( K" j: z2 M9 W3 a( V/ ktwo-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
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Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
2 x, O) z$ p: D9 P* I& vCanoeing 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
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When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
2 r3 W3 T. A. {0 iwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.

. @8 U- A/ S0 A# q$ USign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
+ M; J* _* Y1 f1 Uinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
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6 L" ]5 r/ L  ?! F0 I$ Pand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
1 V1 j( {/ M9 Ifirst
5 r' m7 v/ Z6 l5 R; M1 D8 Q" lfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
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5 ~- ~1 l9 u7 M4 Cwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
1 Y6 ]" t, M0 o: eyou
# X8 C% m) Y9 Z/ C4 C1 N9 lcould do so at above time and location.

7 K' r  ~- P- g; W5 j+ xWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
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' g7 ^  ^3 o0 x7 [% r' ?Enjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
2 S* o. L, d% \! zwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
, h# U; M* e3 [+ F. n4 lHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.