Near the start of October I returned back to the river.    When time is short, I can launch the boat at Pioneer Park and paddle up the river and back in an hour.    On this day, I paddled the river, then secured the boat and played tennis right next-door.

Some fall color is a feature of fall paddling on the South Thompson River.  Winds were light and there were no other boats on the river.

A few ducks dabbled in the river.    There were lots of birds – an eagle, magpies, crows, gulls, robins, woodpeckers, and various smaller species.

The river is too busy and too noisy in the summer so we wait until October to return.    There will be more days of paddling on the river before the end of the kayaking season.

And a short Youtube video of this paddle: