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Customer Experience

I want to thank you for a great time on the river! It was a fantastic experience for me! It turned out to be all that I expected,…and much more!…I am planning on returning next year with my family!… I think the Salmon River Canyon trip, same as we just took with Capital associates, would be perfect for us.
G. Ireland, Chapel Hill, NC (2000)
Thank you for a great time on the river. The food was wonderful. The guides were very informative, giving us great insight to the river and it’s history. We are and will continue to recommend your company to friends and family.
D. and P. Bachmann, Yakima, WA (2011)
“Being in the Jazz Business, I’ve used Johnny Mercer to describe my 6 days with you guys on the Middle Fork (Jazz Trip). “Too Marvelous for Words.”
M. Samball, Boise, ID (2016)
Our trip was a roaring success… We all felt like it was a glove fit.
B. Pond, Houston, TX (2005)
What a fantastic trip! Hughes river guides killed it for us all! Thanks for a ton of fun!
DeZarn, Eugene, OR (2021)
“You guides made this trip sooooo welcoming and comfortable for everyone. The depth of your organized bunch just has me in “AH”. Only regret: I didn’t take another lobster tail on Friday night. Best I’ve ever had… “
I. Wick, Minneapolis, MN (2016)
As you may have guessed, our expectations with regard to rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon were extremely high and, to a person, your organization exceeded these expectations on our float last week. I want to commend you on your exceptional planning and the faultless execution of the plan.
T. McLane, New Canaan, CT (1989)
Wanted to say how much I enjoyed my trip down the river…. I was very impressed watching the guides work as such a tight knit unit. You certainly put together an excellent crew!
T. Frey (2019)
The guides were amazing, they tended to every need, every questions, Skip took great care of the fishermen, he never ran out of stories, Devon handled the kayakers with grace and skill,… she and Mike were so cool, Hugh was ever the gentle man, always able to tell stories about the canyon, Tony of course was always watching over everyone to be sure things went well and safe, Mike was so awesome, Jon can sure play the harmonica… and of course Marshall, he kept everyone laughing… Every meal was done to perfections, … Camps were perfect… Every guide made sure each of us were taken care of and we felt appreciated. I just can’t tell you enough how awesome this trip was, everyone in our group was amazed at the organization. We will be back again for sure.
L. Tate, Walla Walla, WA (2013)
We have just returned home from a wonderful trip on the Salmon River…We have been on more than a dozen professionally guided river rafting and kayaking trips.. (and) our recently completed trip with Hughes River Expeditions stands out as one of the finest adventures we have experienced… The crew’s team work and seamless sharing of the endless duties and chores was so efficient that it made the hard work appear easy and even fun. It certainly met and exceeded all our expectations…. Please pass our appreciation and thankfulness on to each of the crew members.
L. & J. Schaffner, Ancortes, WA (2014)