Hughes River Expeditions

There is not a week that goes by that someone in the family doesn’t start reminiscing about what a wonderful experience our vacation was. Although we each took away something different from our wilderness adventure, I was thrilled we were able to experience it together as a family. Your guides were nothing short of exceptional and outstanding! I can not say enough about your obvious philosophy on how to treat your customers.

How do I begin to share my gratitude for such a lovely river experience on the Middle Fork of the Salmon. What an exquisite river. And what wonderful hosts you all were in really helping to make it so memorable. We appreciate all the effort you put in so that we had the time to soak up the beauty and quiet.

How fortunate we all were to be with Hughes on this biggest adventure of our lives. When the 6 of us got back to Boise last Thursday night, we agreed it was the best vacation we had ever had. Thank you for providing the ingredients that made it so wonderful. Your boatman crew is superb… The food was over-the-top good…. We never felt rushed – the pieces of each day seemed to fit just right… We learned so many new things and were challenged to try things we’d never done. What a memory we…

It was great meeting every one of you. You all helped make the river trip exceed my lofty expectations. Thanks!! And-good news-since the trip, I have almost broken the habit of walking 20 feet away, turning my back and then pee-ing.

Mark and I wanted to thank each of you for an incredible trip this year. As you know, we have done many, many rafting trips and we all agreed that this one was one of the best if not the best we have ever done. The reason that it was so amazing was all of you! Thanks for hanging tough with our unruly group and leading us all on a fun filled and certainly action packed adventure!

This song was performed for the guides the last night on the river July 21, 2012. The way you wear your hat. The way you tied my fly, The memory of all that, No, no they can’t take that away from me. The way you run the rafts, The way you drink ’til 3, The way you serve our needs, No, no they can’t take that away from me. We may never, never meet again, On the bumpy river Salmon, Still I’ll always keep the memory of… The way you pitched our tents, The way you cooked our meal…

I enjoyed this trip as much as any of the many I’ve been privileged to be on with Hughes. You and the crew were excellent … assuring our safety and enjoyment of this awesome river. The power of the high water will remain with me forever…