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Naturalist Guide Since 2024

Naturalist Guide Since 2024

Luke Bender

Meet Luke. He possesses a passion for old growth forests, a love of all animals and thoroughly enjoys snacking on the fruits native to Washington state. Growing up on a farm he always enjoyed exploring the surrounding woods and streams. His love of the outdoors moved him to the Colorado Rockies in 2015. Since 2021, Luke has been living nomadically, traveling all over the country in his self converted mini school bus with his partner and their two dogs. When he’s not taking trips up to our National Parks for work you can find him searching for the all time hide-and-seek CHAMP, Bigfoot. He brings a unique & immersive perspective to each tour. When Luke isn’t living ON the wild side, he’s living IN it!!