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
7 b. \& u+ B  L5 A$ i1 Bhot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
! R1 f1 A! ^3 t! r0 ZWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
" m% R. j  r/ NWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
. ~) V6 H5 c4 Sresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.
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Day One
" O& @! [. I8 C; K( Z' C* B) [-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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9 m8 G) H% Q! A$ p( o$ ^# whour)(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,
% e* S- z% `5 P/ j1 LI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
- v& Z1 s1 R9 Z% e# X6 F2 m% Tyou are
2 k6 O. c6 j" o1 k, F* m. O! Knot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
* `; X4 f7 f* h2 gpeople go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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( f( n3 W. [8 [7 UDay Two
- _" T6 ^- J( r0 m/ }1 c$ a7 D-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
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" D+ X. ^6 c$ tAnd 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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-        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
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( y1 c+ l5 q, M6 A' y' Y7 t" KDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
( e; E. Q1 r; ?/ m! w-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
  l" v2 {% K: U3 d* tvan on
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! K3 ^  L6 _' jThings to Bring:
-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
* q; T% b" B( ]+ v9 G-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
: O9 I' Q3 }8 p6 ?1 h. M-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
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
2 G! W8 u% e6 fdrving.(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
' a; D# B4 Z: w# M7 r0 V2 @places where
- b0 x" l; L4 E0 V# mthere 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
, E8 T7 z2 B4 vJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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2 [  b( X2 x6 y8 M2 |) o4 KCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
  z$ D, l0 |. f, p- @two-night
; X: G4 S/ J% p% B/ Daccommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
7 ]$ t7 U# ^, l' w; dthe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
0 y/ _$ P; D" DCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
- A1 A# l, J9 s% ^$ C: Y0 Swinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
% P6 @0 _" I" Y# l$ ~everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
  L; e/ U" }( @5 y  q+ Callowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
4 k6 {# Z4 T( N9 dinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
" f9 ~4 ?* b$ h" x9 q" l4 K8 cand paid their money for this trip.

( s) t, A0 p3 E$ \$ Y! sMoney will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
# b5 G. S: Z3 Z* _( g. mfirst
) k8 Z3 a! m, X  y, F: Pfloor 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
6 U! }1 @6 m, M: `card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
# P' E2 M7 F0 [& D: Y/ ^( [could do so at above time and location.
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5 h" c5 ?( }9 B7 RWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
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GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
" X5 w( [- c2 _. Z" rE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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0 _$ q4 N* p2 \' z3 C; _9 jGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
$ p- E. A( o/ I: V+ N3 i- n* Kwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.