Hiking in sandals is nothing new. When moved out to Vail, Colorado in 2009, one of my best hiking buddies swore by her Tevas, which were well-worn and came with her on the exact same trails I was walking in trail running shoes.
I’d quickly learned that, when we weren’t hiking in snow, trail runners or hiking shoes were ample for Colorado’s trails and the clumpy hiking boots I’d bought when I lived in Vermont just disappeared into some abyss full of old ski gear, never to be seen again. But sandals? That seemed a step too far.
