In the mailbag came the above photos from Kim who recently toured the Southwestern part of the United States. The photos show off Kim’s KSO Five Fingers, which despite Kim being on crutches, enabled Kim to maintain stability and traction on her tour. Here’s what she had to say:
I wore my KSO’s anyplace that I felt I needed enhanced traction and stability – Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon. Couldn’t call it hiking – but they made the difference for being able to participate/get off the bus or not.
Wore wool Injinji’s because it was COLD … my feet stayed pretty warm while I was moving.
All of the Native American guides thought that the shoes were a complete hoot! One of the guys in Canyon de Chelly said that there was a [fellow VFFer] there the week before me that had really large feet—he was in brown KSO’s or Treks. They said that when the park rangers came to check the canyon in the evening they saw the footprints and went, “What is THAT from!?!?” … the Natives told him that there had been a verifiable ‘Big Foot’ sighting in the canyon that day.
There’s something strangely satisfying about leaving recognizable footprints despite being “shod” in Five Fingers. I’ve seen some of the larger sizes of VFFs (M48 for example) and they are truly monstrous!
Thanks for sharing, Kim!
