Luke Baugh

Raised around the rivers of the Bitterroots in the small Northern Idaho town of Orofino, Luke grew up spending time on the Lochsa, Selway, Clearwater, Snake, Salmon, Tucannon, and Grande Ronde Rivers. He took his first guide training trip in 1994 and became a licensed whitewater rafting guide in 2000. Luke is privileged to have been mentored by some respected names in the rafting business such as Rob Black, Bruce Howard, Connie Kennedy, Roy Akins, Doug Dennis, Jon (A.K) Barker, Shane Turnbull, and Jeremy Bechtel.

Luke has spent a few years as a lead guide for Idaho Afloat in Hells Canyon of the Snake River and the Salmon "River of No Return" wilderness. He is an instructor for the Swiftwater Safety Institute, and works as a volunteer for local Search and Rescue. 

A natural teacher, Luke teaches traditional vinyasa yoga in Bellingham, WA. He has a bachelors degree in sociology with a focus on racial and gender inequality, and a masters degree in business with a focus on environmental and economic sustainability.

In his spare time he binge watches Twilight.