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.
$ R9 d# z+ W: H$ y- B3 @$ |Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
5 u1 u# i5 |; V# O3 g1 T0 {" Mhot
% ~4 u5 I8 z, E: ~spring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
. _$ i, W0 `" @# c9 a, e, VWe'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
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for detailed information.
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Day One
0 \; v  p. A1 X; [9 o6 m: c7 t) k-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
1 J9 X( S- D0 [( m, B7 S, W3 u-        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
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
& M2 \/ x' k' Twill go,
3 ?/ _3 _. w" W& S0 o4 kI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
( \" i, r# U9 N, \' d: d! s. Wyou are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
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1 ]3 s. y  s% @9 A" npeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
5 O) G/ N& ]! ^' V5 O( S% cmorning .
3 x, b8 _+ X- u# H3 {$ tAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
' Z4 [. a2 Q5 r  @, v6 n( o" }trip. It's
$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
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-        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
7 r1 @. g0 T8 X8 z-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
! _7 r/ ~, O8 I" D2 s-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

/ u2 r$ j) z" GThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
; |$ O& O3 E2 S, B9 y-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
; Z5 j# \' m6 x/ d! G9 T-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
4 v" H% t% t: i& |! Z! p3 d+ ?-       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
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shoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
) ?( C' e% O- w; qdrving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
' t% r- R- T; P0 S-       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
1 W8 L$ k, V2 c) y7 A0 r0 J" weat.
. u9 E- \, S% @; k+ v1 H5 a. w9 hFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
# a5 ]- V2 V5 Y$ uIGA in
5 T8 \* q* @! T& y' b3 N* ~Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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1 w' M9 W; T4 A+ ]5 jCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
( J; o) c: Q3 b! w4 o* vexcludes
9 S( s- V6 [& N, ~4 u7 n' h3 }) tthe 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.
! p" }. i) W/ N& t- C4 bMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
$ c3 [( d$ U2 _1 F8 }$ JWhen 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
/ z6 V- ?4 q( z4 T2 [/ g* ~1 [winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
4 ^2 z( `; Y; G) t. W  }everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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" K4 [9 b1 M" a9 z9 Y8 MSign 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
; T" a3 j' w; p: w/ Z0 Ainformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
3 _& M: |# j* U. s4 z6 A. ]and paid their money for this trip.
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Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
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first
; n* V7 c4 S0 [8 D7 ^. pfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
; x5 x, K- i5 B7 s( `  Q& xcard
* I/ k" z7 V4 I  W* B) d6 P; Gwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
  B' ~# A- M3 n7 e  @: fyou
0 }/ H6 v* v' l+ K( {, G6 c/ l5 Jcould do so at above time and location.
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WE 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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/ c+ J* i0 K% g- f  H; HGathering time and location:
1 ~) H. \$ |/ C; {; j5 L) [9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
/ s. q4 \1 Y$ O  Z  C+ H(like always).

8 x; T* O2 _( K8 K  {* @% dEnjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
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3 a  Q/ m* Y% ?Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.