I started a barefoot hiking group out here in the Boulder area...Our first meeting was today & it was SO MUCH FUN! Almost everyone (despite showing up in an assortment of VFFs, Zems, water shoes) shucked their shoes once we got out in the wild open nature, which really surprised me! A great encouragement for a first-time event organizer
I would really recomend anyone who hasn't tried barefoot hiking to try it! The feet learn to navigate the terrain, placing feet & enjoying the many textures of nature. Today we experienced rock, dirt, mud (YAY!!!), & pine needles. Despite it being 50ish degrees most of us where barefoot for a good portion of the day.
I feel like I'm starting a very rewarding adventure
Oh and here's the link to the Barefoot Hikers site with other groups near you: http://www.barefooters.org/hikers/
And The Barefoot Hiker book by Richard Frazine (the guy who started the Connecticut barefoot hiking group in the 70s that still lives today): http://www.bhthom.org/hikertxt.htm
I would really recomend anyone who hasn't tried barefoot hiking to try it! The feet learn to navigate the terrain, placing feet & enjoying the many textures of nature. Today we experienced rock, dirt, mud (YAY!!!), & pine needles. Despite it being 50ish degrees most of us where barefoot for a good portion of the day.
I feel like I'm starting a very rewarding adventure
Oh and here's the link to the Barefoot Hikers site with other groups near you: http://www.barefooters.org/hikers/
And The Barefoot Hiker book by Richard Frazine (the guy who started the Connecticut barefoot hiking group in the 70s that still lives today): http://www.bhthom.org/hikertxt.htm