Richland hiker Aaron Ellig has made it to Washington State after 4 months on the Pacific Crest Trail on a “through hike” from Mexico to Canada! Ellig has been through a lot on this epic journey. You can see some of the previous posts from Aaron’s journey here at hiketricities.com.
1000 miles! Richland man’s Pacific Crest Trail Through hike progressing
Local hiker still on the Pacific Crest Trail 600 miles in
How about a 2650 mile hike! Richland man on the journey!
Recently, he has had to dodge various wildfires burning in the wilderness.
The wildfires actually forced Aaron and his group to take a detour. They were so close they actually watched some of the firefighting efforts from the Pacific Crest Trail. Ellig and his group also survived several days of rain and got soaked to the bone. They had a great view of Crater Lake from the rim of the crater.
Richland’s Aaron Ellig (on left) and group at Crater Lake in Oregon.
This past Sunday, Aaron and his group crossed the Columbia River Gorge and trekked into Washington State. 
. You can read more about Aaron’s journey on his blog. We hope to have an interview with Aaron when he returns to the Tri-Cities in a few weeks!