I just spent a fabulous five days backpacking in Havasu Canyon, on the Havasupai Reservation in northern Arizona. While I needed shoes for the roughly (and I do mean rough!) five miles of gravel, the rest of the 10-mile trail from Hualupai Hilltop, through the village of Supai, to the campground on the shores of Havasu Creek, was very pleasant without shoes.
Other than the two times I hiked up from Cottonwood Camp (on the North Kaibab trail in Grand Canyon), this was the most barefoot backpacking miles I'd attempted . . . and with a far heavier pack than for my only-overnight Cottonwood stays.
There's more words and pictures about it on my blog (link below). Happy (barefoot) Trails!
https://theagavin.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/barefoot-backpacking-at-havasu-canyon
Other than the two times I hiked up from Cottonwood Camp (on the North Kaibab trail in Grand Canyon), this was the most barefoot backpacking miles I'd attempted . . . and with a far heavier pack than for my only-overnight Cottonwood stays.
There's more words and pictures about it on my blog (link below). Happy (barefoot) Trails!
https://theagavin.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/barefoot-backpacking-at-havasu-canyon