La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX Hiking Boot – Lightweight and Comfortable Hiking Boot Kate Agathon I live in the mountains, and therefore have plenty of casual trails nearby to explore. However, after a few casual hikes, I realized that my regular hiking boots were too heavy and over the top for hikes where I wasn’t carrying a heavier
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Scarpa Golden Gate ATR Shoe Review – Sock Like Booty and Awesome Material The Scarpa Golden Gate ATR shoes are a really nice and light shoe for running and hiking. There is a stretchy sock like booty that secures around the foot, and keeps debris out of the shoe. The rest of the shoe is a durable mesh that is
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Altra Lone Peak 6 – The Latest Top Choice Trail Running Shoe Andrew Piotrowski Overview: The Lone Peak series is the classic trail running shoe from Altra. It has long been a top choice for Trail and Ultra runners. The Altra Lone Peak 6 is the latest variation to come out and features some small but important changes. However,
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Glerups Wool Slippers – Fantastic and Comfortable Kate Agathon Is it a boot, or is it a slipper? Whether or not you consider them boots or consider them slippers, Glerups boots (going by their official name, here) are undoubtedly minimalist, warm, and practical. Glerups Wool Slippers review In the past, I’ve worn slipper boots similar in appearance to
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Hoka Zinal – Lightweight and Comfortable Trail Shoes Andrew Piotrowski The Hoka Zinal $130 shoes are very lightweight, nimble, and comfortable for shorter trail runs. Vibram MegaGrip ensures good footing on variable ground. Zinal Trail Running Shoe – Men’s If you have read some of my past reviews you will know that I am a huge fan of Hoka.
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Vasque Breeze LT NTX Shoe Review – Natural Waterproof Shoes The Vasque Breeze LT NTX are a new waterproof hiking shoe from Vasque that are just like the Breeze LT GTX, only these feature eco friendly NatureTex WPB technology. Making them a naturally better footprint. (puny!) I was already in love with the Vasque Breeze LT GTX (you can
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