My 18 year-old Vasque Sundowners have finally given up the ghost. Three miles into a ten mile walk, the sole of the left boot came away from the rest of the boot, flopping about as I walked. I tied the sole back onto the boot with an old shoelace and finished the walk. Time for some new boots, I think.
In their time, these boots have:
- kept my feet warm and dry through a series of cold, cold Wisconsin winters.
- taken me to the top of the tallest mountain in the lower 48, and back down again.
- hiked a small part of the Appalachian Trail.
- carried me speedily away from a bear on the selfsame trail.