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.

Despite being a mediocre swimmer, Luke has led over 50  wilderness multi-day rafting expeditions, spending the majority of his time as a lead guide for Idaho Afloat and Mountain River Outfitters in Hells Canyon of the Snake River and the Salmon "River of No Return" wilderness. He has been trained in swiftwater rescue since 2003, is an instructor for the Swiftwater Safety Institute, and works as a volunteer for local Search and Rescue. Luke has trained and certified many rafting guides on multiple rivers.

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.