On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 10:34:20 AM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Alternate between left foot and right. Stay on the trail unless you don’t > want to.
Well said! Hike with whatever you have. I have hiked with leather boots to barefoot and everything between and I haven't noticed a difference in my enjoyment of the trails (except when my wimpy feet get sore from going barefoot!). Barring previous injuries that require it, ankle support is not needed, although it can be helpful on scree fields or super loose and steep terrain. If you don't have much ankle strength, start short and work your way to longer trips over time to allow for all the little muscles and ligaments to strengthen. As for hiking poles, I do have a chronic knee issue and poles of some kind reduce some of the impact to my knee. Usually a good ole stick found in the woods does the trick. Hiking this simple way, one cannot help evoking thoughts of Mr. Muir. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ftwnH557Q-A/WutMNq3_oKI/AAAAAAAAAQU/lWSE6LHgVhYuJ2vLOOV1bVxlqnu-yfGyACLcBGAs/s1600/john_muir_washington_column.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
