Love. Love. Love. Happy Feet LOVE!

If you are a committed hiker, as in a hiker that does more than just a couple of miles a pop these are the boots for you. Let me share a little about my hiking shoe woes and then I’ll tell you why I LOVE these boots. Last year my husband and I did a lot of hiking, we were gearing up for our Half Dome hike and did multi-day hikes and long day hikes in preparation.

I had a pair of Merrell Siren Sport Hiking shoes and at about 2 to 3 miles down the trail my feet began to hurt, and go numb. This problem never happened to me before, the pain was a new pain unlike anything I had before. It was a stabbing pain on the bottom of my meta tarsals, in the padding and even in between the meta tarsals. I noticed that I even had the pain when I went running in my nice new Brooks running shoes. I was at a loss of why and where this pain came from. This was a problem because we were hiking 11-13 miles a day and sometimes more, not to mention Half Dome would be 15-16 miles round trip. I was miserable and instead of enjoying the trail around me I was focused on convincing myself to take the next step even though it was excruciating. To say the least I wasn’t looking forward to climbing Half Dome with my feet the way they were.

After trying on some pairs of hiking boots at REI I cautiously decided on the KEEN Targhee II. They were expensive, and I like a good bargain, but I think thats what got me into this problem in the first place. Listen people, my mom has been telling me for years, “Cheap isn’t always better. Your feet are not the place to skimp.” So, I bought the expensive boots and I’m happy I did. I think that the larger toe box is just what my weary feet needed, and the ankle support was a nice feature on the granite slab. They kept me happy all the way up Half Dome and back down again (seriously, the down most times is the worst part). I hope this review helps. Keep hiking friends, and you don’t have to keep living with foot pain, there is a better way!

Happy Trails,

Leah