Lack of rain has the river as low as I've ever seen it. The sandy bottom is actually exposed on the downstream side of some of the big rocks.
No fall color yet either--the mountainsides are dusty and tarnished looking.
Still, this isn't unusual for this time of year--last year on October 11, I was writing about how low the river was and telling the tale of how John Goingsnake escaped the Trail of Tears. HERE.