"Barefoot" Michael Camps in Sprint Five Fingers

"Barefoot" Michael goes camping in his FiveFinger Sprints.

Ah the acorn — Fall is here at last.

Can you manage a rocky creekbed in VFFs? If you don't mind a free foot massage, then yes!

VFFs by the campfire make keeping your tootsies warm all the easier (Just don't melt the rubber soles)!

Michael takes off his VFFs for some barefoot time!

"Barefoot" Michael sent in the above photos of a recent camping trip he took to Wallace State Park, Cameron, Missouri. Here's Michael on the trip:

Justin,
Hey, BarefootMichael here! (@BarefootMichael on Twitter and "Barefoot and Grounded" — blog) Here's some photos from my recent camping trip.

Wallace State Park in Cameron, Missouri, is beautiful this time of year! I couldn't help but join family to go camping. Being a barefooter and VFF fan, however, I had to keep it "minimal" during the trip. I wore my FiveFinger Sprints most of the time we were there and they were AWESOME! The rocks and acorns on the ground were but a foot massage while wearing my Sprints. From dining to fishing to hiking on trails much less traveled — my nephew and I had to improvise a bit when a side trail died once — the FiveFingers held up and kept my feet as close to barefoot as I was comfortable with. They were even comfortably warm enough for low 40 degree F temps so long as I kept my feet active. I loved camping in my Vibram Fivefingers and especially enjoyed the extra "open" feel that the Sprints provided.

Smiles,
"Barefoot" Michael

As Michael noted, you can follow him on twitter @barefootmichael and/or check out his blog here!

Thanks for sharing — love the acorn photo!

About the Author — I founded BirthdayShoes.com in April 2009 on realizing just how much I enjoyed having "free feet" - I mostly wanted to use them for weights, sprints, and plyometrics (I'm not much of a runner!). I'm a Googler by day and minimalist footwear aficionado by night; you can find me 'round Atlanta. If you want to catch up with what I'm doing outside of the site here, follow me on twitter @bdayshoes or @justinno or check out my personal site JustinOwings.com.
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