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.
  x# K: o8 l- p- zActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
) C( ?5 f* a( q; @8 R' n3 {; Khot
) z/ a$ r4 m. O" l2 Ospring 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.
; W/ O- K2 i7 R; {4 z+ yYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.

+ I8 K( K% T2 _5 F) k  y, _- cDay One
9 d6 ^  [3 G( M8 R; y-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
% `5 g& w) S; N/ i9 t* A-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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' k  r+ ^% G) `1 khour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
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person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
9 X' X# v. z0 ~9 r$ tI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
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+ e) K/ Y" Q( M8 @5 Z: _not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
8 x" o. W1 Y/ s2 D9 rother
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
# o8 @2 \$ ]) k, ~-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
9 O8 [, e1 ?9 ~7 q) B9 rAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
# y  n0 z2 W. }; g9 D* s) [. \trip. It's
# s% o, r! E3 B5 Q$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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5 ^5 d/ z" @5 e: N0 Z-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
0 s1 X; a  c9 C" U/ wcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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! l! ^# B; x) O/ a  y4 tDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
* _0 |. Y* Z7 ^5 f! Q-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

Things to Bring:
% r# u& V0 J$ V  E$ s/ A) d-        Travel needs.
-        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.
# N7 D9 x  `' s/ _: a-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
1 @% L8 Z9 f, ^  Hlate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
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+ z7 g7 a" p2 N- n8 C* s0 m/ j( v1 G) p9 \shoes are definitely needed.
5 J9 f3 }1 X/ Q/ q) P-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
% L% `) ~1 K7 l; 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
places 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
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& h6 I! M: i( Z3 G' O/ ?  sCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
# D. p0 W5 S' @1 J3 ]2 |two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
& w7 e- y/ w8 {8 N8 Zexcludes
. G( E$ I, W2 U, kthe 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.
! V. S; i4 i1 N8 ~) f8 IMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
0 N9 R8 @( G8 |When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
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6 b) }% `! o+ M# ]5 \& ^; meveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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/ u. l4 t8 @8 K) ^8 P5 bSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
8 M$ h- X" f# u* ^: d% Yinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
( c: K- S1 |5 V/ \4 P5 e& v) \2 Xtrip
/ U4 s# ^( C  yand paid their money for this trip.
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3 w2 z* V9 a7 x5 F. v( [9 W' gMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
0 j2 G' W; Q- U* @+ wfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
+ r- F) M2 P+ Mfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
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1 e9 `# U. i& rwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
/ ^8 Q6 u6 Q, o) o: Y) hyou
could do so at above time and location.
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" U# U  D. r% H, {! b' Z/ eWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
1 [8 _# ?4 N6 z" c* e3 VWILL
& m5 E% _7 G1 Y/ GGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
# S9 W7 w0 k5 {/ NE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

' {$ j9 C: z* P+ e6 h' WGathering time and location:
! B6 y. v  ~$ l7 G9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).
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7 X" e: P/ {/ d. K% ^Enjoy the Spring!
, I0 S' N6 o7 wCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
: i6 u' x3 a  h# k9 Uwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.