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Hiking Eastern Oregon in KSO FiveFingers

By Justin Owings on Oct 14, 2009 | In User Stories | Leave a comment »

David sports his black VFF KSOs near an alpine lake in eastern Oregon.
Black VFFs to match David's dog, Jack!

David went on a sixteen mile hike in eastern Oregon wearing black KSO fivefingers and a pair of Injinjis. Here's what he had to report:

Birthdayshoes.com,

Here are two pics of my dog (Jack) and me (David) with friends at an alpine lake in eastern Oregon. We had hiked 16 miles to get to this point and I did it in my VFF KSO's with Injinji socks. Even though the trail was rather rugged during some sections, consisting of golf ball to softball sized rock shale for a good 6 miles, they held up well and really made me aware of my foot placement.

Cheers,

David Henry
Baker City, Oregon

VFF hiking seems to be both about foot awareness and placement as well as being able to relax into the terrain.

Thanks for sharing, David!

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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