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    Barefooting the 212-mile John Muir Trail

    Barefooting the 212-mile John Muir Trail By posnerk This is my blog post for completing the John Muir Trail, a 212-mile hiking trail in California's Sierra Mountains which runs from Yosemite Valley in the north to the summit of Mt. Whitney (14,500 feet) in the south. I had intended to hike it...
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    Five more peaks in the Adirondacks

    Here are two blog posts from two days spent in the Adirondacks, both long days spent hiking barefoot in wet, muddy conditions. https://thelongbrownpath.com/2018/10/10/blake-and-colvin/ https://thelongbrownpath.com/2018/10/14/a-long-loop-in-the-daks/
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    Xero TerraFlex Shoes

    I've been wearing Xero TerraFlex trailrunning shoes when going barefoot is too slow or difficult and have found them to be flexible and comfortable and provide good protection and traction, and so far over the last 200 miles they've held up with no visible wear on the soles and only a tiny nick...
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    Seven peaks in the Adirondacks

    Here's an account of hiking seven peaks barefoot in New York's Adirondack Mountains. These mountains have a mix of trails, and in some places they're some of the worst trails I've ever seen: straight up or down the mountains, totally washed out, tumbled rocks and tangled roots, and everything...
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    First steps in Yosemite

    Hi...this is a blog-post about a recent hike in Yosemite, 9 miles barefoot, 7 miles back in shoes. To summarize, the 16-mile round-trip was mostly sand and very pleasant barefoot hiking....the exception being the exposed granite rock faces, where the rock is flaking apart into grit...those...
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