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Piers Ellison

Hi! I’m Piers (or Pj, or Necktie on trail). I’m a musician, writer, and eager explorer of the great outdoors. These days, you’ll likely find me traipsing around the South Downs National Park in southern England or dirt-bagging around the Mountain West; either on foot or on my 49 year-old Schwinn “Benny the Super Hip”.

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CDT Chapter 2, The Bootheel or: The Most Likely Place in Long-Distance Hiking Where You’ll Be Killed by a Chef (Not Really)

CDT Chapter 2, The Bootheel or: The Most Likely Place in Long-Distance Hiking Where You’ll Be Killed by a Chef (Not Really)

May 9 It’s 9:30am, and I’m standing at the Mexican border in the Bootheel of New Mexico (that’s the tiny little square-ish bit in the

Jul 10, 2023 : Piers Ellison
My Stupid Adventure Along the Continental Divide Trail: featuring Me, a 49 Year Old Bicycle, and a Skull I Named “Magic Geoff The Dead Coyote”

My Stupid Adventure Along the Continental Divide Trail: featuring Me, a 49 Year Old Bicycle, and a Skull I Named “Magic Geoff The Dead Coyote”

The Beginning I began hiking southbound along the Continental Divide Trail on June 26th, 2022. For the first month, everything went along

Jun 3, 2023 : Piers Ellison