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Get your Holiday Gifts Online at the Hughes Store!!!

November 29, 2018 by Colin Hughes

Whitewater Rafting – Fly Fishing – Hiking – History – Hot Springs
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Holiday Shopping at The Hughes Store

Get your holiday shopping done at The Hughes Store online!It’s a breeze to get your holiday shopping done online and The Hughes Store has something for the entire family!  You will find embroidered fishing/sun shirts, t-shirts, zip-up hoodies, snap back classic hats, visors, stickers, HRE mugs, cook books, river maps and more!

 
Gifts from The Hughes Store online make for a perfect way to get pumped up for your river trip next summer or remind someone of fond memories from past trips!
THE HUGHES STORE
Examples of what is available at The Hughes Store!
Womens T-Shirt
$25.00
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Grey Fishing Shirt
$65.00
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Middle Fork Map
$32.00
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Snap Back Hat
$25.00
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Hoodies
$35.00
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Visor
$15.00
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Blue Fishing Shirt
$65.00
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Mens T-Shirt
$30.00
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River Cook Book
$20.00
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The Hughes Store is Live!

June 10, 2018 by Colin Hughes

The Hughes Store

There’s still time to get your HRE merchandise before your 2018 river trip!

You can find embroidered fishing/sun shirts, t-shirts, zip-up hoodies, trucker hats, visors, stickers, HRE mugs, river maps and more at The Hughes Store!

THE HUGHES MUG IS BACK!!!

After nearly a decade, the coveted HRE Mug is finally back!  Head over to The Hughes Store to get yours now by clicking the link below!
Visit The Hughes Store Now

Hope to see you on the river!

Our Very Best,
The Hughes Crew

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Salmon River Canyons 2018 Trip Opportunities

May 29, 2018 by Colin Hughes

Salmon River Canyons

Trips still available to book for the summer of 2018!

Beautiful view looking downstream from Toad Beach Camp
“The Hidden Gem of the Northwest”
– The Salmon River Canyons –

Join the Hughes Crew on Idaho’s Salmon River Canyons.  Green, Cougar, Snow Hole, and Blue Canyons are hidden Gems of the West.   The “River of No Return” provides exhilarating Class II-IV whitewater including Demon’s Drop, Pine Bar, Bodacious Bounce, Half & Half, Snow Hole, China, Wapshilla, Zig Zag, Slide, Sluice Box, Checkerboard, Eye of the Needle, and more.  Enjoy self-bailing oar rafts, paddle rafts, and inflatable kayaks.  The Salmon Canyons are a perfect multi-generational family vacation.

These river miles of the Salmon have also been called “the California Coast of Idaho”, or “Baja Idaho” in reference to the area’s vast, football field sized sandbars.  The exotic white sand beaches provide some of the most impressive river camps in the West.  Superb locations for volleyball, frisbee, washers, horseshoes, sand castles, and plain old romping around.

Whitewater, harsh basalt/rhyolite canyonlands, Native American cultural sites, Chinese Miner sites, exotic sandbar camps, temperate water for swimming, fishing for smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, and white sturgeon, and jumping rocks make this a “bucket list” river trip.  Don’t miss the Salmon River Canyons.

Kayaking through the Class III-IV rapid “Eye of the Needle”

There is Water in Those Hills!

The Central Idaho snow-pack is hovering right around 100 percent!  With water in the mountains we are sure to have a fantastic summer on the Salmon River Canyons!

 Jerry Hughes entering the class IV rapid “The Slide” on high water with a paddle crew
2018 Salmon River Canyons Trip Schedule
DATES:      AVAILABILITY:                           LENGTH:
July 1-5                        11                                5 DAYS
July 9-13                                         12                                5 DAYS
July 17-21*                                           15+                               5 DAYS
July 21-25      15+                                 5 DAYS
July 25-29*                               15+                                5 DAYS
July 29-August 2 15                                 5 DAYS
August 2-6 7                                   5 DAYS
August 6-10 FULL                                  5 DAYS
August 10-14 15+                                   5 DAYS
August 18-22 FULL                                   5 DAYS
August 26-30*

September 3-7*

September 11-15*

September 19-23*  ~

September 27-Oct. 1*  ~

15+

15+

15+

12+

12+

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

*Dates with “Charter” Opportunity

  • Bring 12 or more in your group and you can have the trip to yourselves!

~Dates with “Cast & Blast” Opportunity  

  • Fish for Small Mouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, and Sturgeon & hike and hunt Chuckar Partridge.  
  • C&B Rates: $2750.00/Person (Based on 2 clients/boat/guide)

Click dates above or click HERE to BOOK NOW!

 Beautiful panoramic view of the Snow Hole Canyon from Half & Half Camp

2018 Rates Regular Season:
  • $1845 / Adult
  • $1675 / Youth
Cast & Blast:
  • $2750.00 / Person (Based on 2 clients/boat/guide)
Deposit: 
  • $550 / Person
A full charter group getting ready to push off “Geneva Beach Camp” for the last day of the trip.
The Charter Trip

This trip is our family favorite!  If you have 12 or more friends and family members who would like an all-inclusive, exclusive trip give us a call.  We will do charter trips for groups of 12-23 people.   We still have some dates that we can arrange charters on.  These dates span July, August, & September.

  • Give us a call at 800-262-1882 for more information!
  • Call soon as dates are going fast!  
  • BOOK NOW
Lower Salmon
Great Lighting on a peak in Snowhole Canyon from Half & Half Camp 
To learn more about the company and the Salmon River Canyons check out our website by following the links below, and don’t forget to give us a like on Facebook!
  • Salmon River Canyons web page
  • Huges River Expeditions Home Page
  • HRE Facebook Page
We look forward to seeing you on the river!
Our Very Best,
The Hughes Crew

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2018 Wilderness Advanced First Aid Course w/ Desert Mountain Medicine

April 17, 2018 by Colin Hughes

Nothing makes it feel more like spring than having the first big crew gathering of the year.  Some years it is stocking shelves in Stanley, ID.  Others, at the Idaho River Rendezvous.  But this year it was at our Lolo, MT facility over this past weekend for our Wilderness Advanced First Aid course through Desert Mountain Medicine.  We were fortunate enough to once again have the amazing Nadia Kimmel who came up from her home near the magnificent Teton Mountains, Snake river, and Jackson Area to help our crew get the most up to date information on wilderness medicine. She is truly a fine educator who perfectly facilitates DMM’s unparalleled scenario based curriculum. Big thanks to Nadia & DMM!

Robbie, Ben & Joey running through a scenario.

Nadia using a scenario based example to teach protocol in the field.

Mark, Robbie, Ben, Joey, & Ryan practicing a burrito wrap in a hypothermia scenario.

 

Again, a big thanks to Desert Mountain Medicine & Nadia Kimmel!!

 

Our Best,

The Hughes Crew

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2018 HOT SPRINGS & HIKERS SPECIAL

March 14, 2018 by Colin Hughes

The shower at Sunflower hot springs!
ABOUT THE TRIP

Join the “Hughes Crew” for the 2018 Hot Springs and Hikers Special on Idaho’s famous Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The Middle Fork of the Salmon is one of the “Original Eight” Wild & Scenic Rivers, and is universally considered the Crown Jewel of the National Wild & Scenic Rivers System.

Central Idaho’s snowpack is 100% of normal. This trip will feature exhilarating rapids and strong river flows that provide extra time to experience the amazing features offered on the “banks of the Middle Fork.” The trip will focus on visiting natural hot springs, historic cabins, pictographs, and hikes throughout the Middle Fork canyon. It will be the perfect oppertunity to visit the Middle Fork in the vast “Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness”. The largest mountain wilderness in the Continental United States.

TRIP DETAILS

  • Middle Fork of the Salmon River
  • June 4-8, 2018
  • 5 Days/ 4 Nights
  • Meet in Stanley, ID
  • All-Inclusive Trip
  • Pre-Trip meeting at River 1 in Stanley, ID on 06/03/18 @ 7:00 PM
RATES
  • $2060/ADULT
  • $1950/YOUTH
DEPOSIT:
  • $550/PERSON
BOOK YOUR HOT SPRINGS & HIKERS TRIP NOW
PHOTO GALLERY
The amazing Sheepeater hot springs!
Beautiful destinations on hikes in the Frank Church! Overlooking Tappan Falls.
The Flying-B Ranch
Pictographs at Shark Fin Rock.
The pools at the Sunflower hot springs.
Hiking up Big Creek the largest tributary to the Middle Fork.
The infamous Loon Creek hot springs.
Hiking across the Cow Creek flats and up Loon Creek to Loon Creek hot springs.
Peering out of the Loon Creek hot springs.
Hiking down the Loon Creek Trail.
Enjoying the riverside Hospital Bar hot springs
Sitting on a rock looking across the Sheepeater hot springs bench.

To learn more about the company and the Middle Fork of the Salmon River check out our website by following the links below, and don’t forget to give us a like on Facebook!MIDDLE FORK SALMON RIVER

HRE FACEBOOK PAGE

We look forward to seeing you on the river!

Our Very Best,

The Hughes Crew

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Client Testimonials

Thank you for a wonderful raft trip on the Wallowa-Grande Ronde last June. We all had a great time and look forward to doing it again.
P. Pfeifer, Walnut Creek, CA (1995)
Still in a state of bliss inspired by the river trip. So good to know it’s still there and that I can still spend some time on it, thanks to your outfit.
K. Davey, Couer d’Alene, ID (2014)
Thanks for a fantastic trip. You run a first class operation and I feel very fortunate to have been a part of this trip.
M. Gordon, Canmore, Alberta (2013)
“Thank you very much to have me and Marc on “your River”, the Salmon River Middle Fork.  It has been another great River Experience in my Rafting Life.  For sure the most luxury one.  What a wonderful crew.”
Josef Hoppl, Wantagh, NY (2016)
My husband and I just came out of the river this morning. We did a 6 day Middle Fork/Salmon float trip. The guides (Aaron, Buzz, Hardy, Josh, Robbie, Tony, and Travis), the boats, the camps, and the food were 5 stars. We rarely repeat trips. We would repeat this trip in a heartbeat. Thank you Hughes!
I. Audet, Malden, MA (2015)
“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)
We couldn’t have had a better experience, you have perfected “hospitality” and the food was amazing. We loved our time on the river. It is certainly very beautiful and the fishing incredible. I thin that we are going to find it very difficult to fish on other rivers now… My guess is that we would probably do the same week next year as we felt that the timing couldn’t have been better. Many thanks again to your whole team.
P. Beaumont, Tiburon, CA (2013)
I’m writing to let you know how much I enjoyed my Middle Fork trip last week. It was one of those rare experiences where the reality is better than the expectation… Your gear, food, arrangements, meals, and guides all combined to make it a tremendous wilderness experience… Aside from the natural beauty, the best part of the trip for me was the guide crew, their courtesy, their tremendous river skills, their cooking acumen, and their quiet leadership. Thanks for selecting and supporting suc…
M. Slater, Hollister, CA (2003)
Thanks so much for a great trip down the Middle Fork! Please relay my gratitude to all the guides who worked so hard on this trip. The rafting was wonderful as was the food and friendship. Sean and I are coming back next year with my parents and all three of my sons, the week of July 8th. Hope to see you then.
D. Mulkey, Athens, GA (2010)
I am just getting on my feet at the office – as usual you way out did yourselves as the boys had a great time and the food was way too good.
D. Monnich, San Antonio, TX (2008)
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