New Kicks: Vasque Breeze

Thanks to my place of employment and the travel they send me on I was finally able to quality for my free flight on Southwest Airlines!  The economy should thank Southwest because thanks to this free flight I'm spending ridiculous amounts of money.  I've never been to Colorado so I decided to take my flight there.  While I'm there I hope to get the chance to summit Mount Evans.  I'm realistic in that my adventure may be halted by weather.  Summit or no summit I'll be hiking during my trip.  This gave me a good excuse to finally buy hiking boots!  I admit, I have never owned a pair.  I've always hiked in running shoes.

So last Saturday I drove over to Travel County in Orlando to try on shoes.  Their selection was pretty limited in my size, which I expected.  My feet are skis for a woman and way to narrow for a man.  After trying on a few pairs and walking around the store a few times I decided on the Vasque Breeze GTX.  Thank you Travel Country for having them on sale!

Fortunately, the Breeze comes in narrow sizes so I was able to fit into a men's shoe.  As far as comfort, these boots beat the others by leaps and bounds.  They are also lighter than most other boots.  The GORE-TEX is a nice feature as well.  Reviews are mixed as far as durability so we'll see how that works out.  Most reviewers seem content, but a few people are not impressed.

I'm trying to break in the shoes quickly before my upcoming trips to North Georgia and Colorado.  Hopefully I won't get any blisters!