In late October in Kamloops fall colours adorn the riverbanks, especially on the North Thompson River.   I launched at Pioneer Park and paddled downstream to the confluence, then turned upstream paddling steadily against current  to the Halston Bridge and back.

This same route was paddled in March (Up the North Thompson) and will be hope to return in early spring and fall in the next year.   I spotted an osprey, two great blue herons, a kingfisher, and eagle, a flock of buffleheads, seagulls, and the usual crows, magpies, and other birds.   No other boats were on the rivers on this mild fall day.   Our “orange corridor” on the Thompson Rivers is a special place in October.