Backpacking/Camping - Saturday Night Lake Loop, Jasper - Sat, Jul 5 2008, Sun, Jul 6 2008

Backpacking/Camping - Saturday Night Lake Loop, Jasper (7/5/2008)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Overnight

Event Location:

Jasper National Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Jul 5 2008, Sun, Jul 6 2008 10:00 AM (Carpool Departure: N/A *log in for location*)

Registration Cut Off:

Thu, Jun 26 2008 11:55:00 PM

Event Duration:

2 days

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Event Coordinator(s):

Ryan
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Member Cost:

$14.00/Person (See Detailed Cost Info Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

7 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

The Saturday Night Lake Loop trail is 27.4km with an elevation gain of 540 m (maximum elevation 1700 m.) Beginning and ending in the Jasper townsite, this route is all below timberline, and generally considered to be a good novice hike. A group of EOC members tried to do this trip last year (early June 2007), but were thwarted by snow on the trail. Hopefully, we will have much better luck!

Saturday morning we depart at 10:00 AM from the trailhead, for the High Lakes campground via the east side of the loop. We'll camp overnight and complete the loop Sunday, traveling past Minnow Lake back to the Jasper townsite. A trail map for Jasper park is available here.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the trip, all participants must have some prior backcountry experience.

To minimize the load everyone will carry, we will coordinate to share gear as necessary. For Saturday night, I will assign you to a cooking/tenting partner.

Please let me know whether you have cooking utensils and a tent, and if you have any preferences for cooking/tenting partners. You will be contacted by e-mail prior to the event for information about gear you are able to provide and what you need to share. Please note that although I do not expect all participants to bring a tent/cookstove, if not enough people are able to provide these I may need to bump people to the waitlist.

To assist in the organization of this trip, we will have an optional meeting in advance. We will meet at 7:30 PM on Monday June 30th at the Boston Pizza location on Whyte Avenue (10854 82 Avenue).

It is recommended that members arrange their own rides with someone they know and can rely on. I will of course help arrange a carpool for those that need it, but please note that refunds will not be given if a carpool arrangement falls through. And as with any carpool event, non-driving members may be bumped for driving members on the waitlist if we do not have enough drivers.

Carpool payment: for those that do want the EOC to arrange the carpool for you, we have a new communal payment system. Please DO NOT pay your drivers en route. Passengers will pay me and I will distribute the money to the carpool drivers evenly. SO PLEASE BRING CASH!!!

Required Items to Bring:
Parks pass or money for pass
Hiking boots
Backpack
Sleeping bag
Food/snacks
Cooking utensils
Please see our events checklist for a full list of supplies for this trip. The coordinator will contact participants with items to be shared.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Camera
Backpacking stove
Tent
Hiking poles

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Arrivals in Jasper can occur on Friday night or Saturday morning. You are responsible for making your own arrangements for accommodations on Friday night.

To get to the trailhead (from Jasper): follow Jasper's main street (Connaught Drive) to Pine Avenue, near the south entrance of the town. Continue 5 blocks on Pine Avenue to Pyramid Lake Drive. Turn left, travel one block to junction with Cabin Creek Road. Follow Cabin Creek Road to a mobile home residential area. Watch for a gravel road branching steeply uphill to the right. Follow this gravel road 50 m to the trailhead parking lot.

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

750Km

Carpool Departure Time:

N/A

Carpool Location:

Carpool Directions:

Carpool Cost:

The event coordinator(s) will help you to arrange a centralized carpool if you require it, but it's not guaranteed. Please DO NOT pay your driver en route. Passengers will pay the coordinator, and he/she will distribute the money to the carpool drivers. SO PLEASE BRING CASH!!! Approximate vehicle expense for this event is $217.50 (calculated at total Km * $0.29, effective Sunday, April 28, 2024). This is based on $0.09/Km for maintenance, plus current gas price divided by 9. This cost will be multiplied by the number of carpooled cars, and divided by the number of carpool participants.

Notes:

- Registration is NOT COMPLETE until you've signed up and paid by the registration cut off date. The money must be in the EOC's possession by that date. No exceptions.
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- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Cost & Payment:

Member Cost:

$14.00/Person

Cost Includes:

Backcountry camping pass (plus reservation fee)

Payment Cut Off:

Payment must be received by the EOC on Thu, Jun 26 2008.

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Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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