During July and August we will see other parties of floaters. We see golden eagles and sometimes deer or river otters in summer. We see bighorn sheep on the Main Salmon and Middle Fork, but other big game is less visible at this time of year. Our trips are regularly scheduled at this time. By Labor Day, traffic on the river thins greatly.
Days begin to cool and shorten, and there is a strong hint of high-country fall.
The Lower Salmon is a very pleasant trip at this time, after the summer heat has moderated. In September it is still warm enough to swim and wiggle your toes in the sand - a last taste of summer. The first half of October is normally beautiful Indian summer. This is our most popular period on the Lower Salmon for sportsmen. Warm days, crisp nights, golden cottonwood and aspen, red sumac, Steelhead fishing, Chukar hunting, solitude - it's a good time to be on the river.