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: Z: v$ _! jActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
# d0 [% J" X5 z* S/ S5 Ahot
6 R6 Z0 f5 i. v% L6 A0 }spring at Miette Hot Springs.
6 V+ [* `8 @: L' x% R8 F! m* t' \We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
4 o! X9 g3 q( G; VWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
/ {  X4 x# z8 j3 V' F+ HYou are
; z, n  T' K" ]) [5 x6 Presponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.
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. C' \5 S4 F6 ?6 U# e0 ZDay One
: x: v: z8 |) y4 q. h9 P+ |7 \-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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) J# v' Z8 }* y( m) khour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
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person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
: q  B& i0 u1 A! Z+ ]6 t- nI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
5 w4 |. G5 N- G! S% @you are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
2 o4 d4 q' o5 b* Fother
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

6 [& Y4 K8 M1 |9 w! QDay Two
1 Q& s8 L+ ~6 K8 h-        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
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$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
$ d7 X* z# \' L7 g-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
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could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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6 X: u, e1 r( v/ [% v+ n& Y) p6 c( gDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
+ A5 R* A7 ~" Y. z* r% Y/ Uvan on
! W$ M: y  F; K0 ltime.
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Things to Bring:
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-        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.
- f8 A* n$ x% K# p-       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
: z% B( I& h0 g' s5 \and
9 e, W: @2 q" c1 ^* t! Wshoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
0 ^3 d. x( R5 _8 ?9 B5 L9 N' Cdrving.(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
places where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
9 b; Z: y, d+ P+ sFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
8 d' P( w$ m7 Q, P: gIGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

9 b8 Z9 f3 g" h2 }Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
  `5 t- Y2 T3 ^& vaccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
3 K1 O: ?; e! F0 K1 e2 a; P+ Uexcludes
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.
' i3 l' L3 i0 aMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
, b( K4 i. A6 w" P( D2 i8 ?old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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! _( j' Z% I) f9 Y: h6 E$ Q: xextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
/ B# b# v% J8 w/ l* q+ \3 J) s+ 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
6 p7 ?3 v3 w' p4 _$ d) aDROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
2 p, g! Q6 Q0 H* `information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
and paid their money for this trip.
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/ ?7 k$ ]  Z6 z" @Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
8 t$ S3 X5 V; r, l. yfirst
6 _5 z5 K; p; V  \5 k- ofloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
- x+ y3 s! c* q/ e2 i  |% pfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
8 m+ S  J& b' w0 e& dyou
could do so at above time and location.
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WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
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  g7 U: @4 G/ \4 i5 i3 QGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
. b) i, K$ [  |PLEASE
, L+ ?7 A& v' `/ F' O, CE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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! \/ y* V" R" \4 VGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).

7 W) R+ P$ q2 l( f. V! GEnjoy the Spring!
: K1 m3 K2 I5 j; BCSSA

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.