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In the morning at Torreya Park, I went down to the Apalachicola River shore to get some water and wash some plates. Because I had no other footwear with me I wore my hiking boots unlaced. This made them a little more comfortable to my sore toes, but they felt heavy. Also, I ran the risk of getting them wet near the river. They ended up caked with a mud/cement that has yet to completely come off. The river was down a little rocky hill and there was a rock formation jutting into the river. It would have been impossible for me to get down there with something on. I was thinking, wouldn't it be great to have a lightweight sandal that was very comfortable and provided enough all around foot protection from the sharp rock. I have been reading on the hiking forums about these things. They seem to be the in camp shoe on most trails now days. Now I know why. I went over to Dick's Sporting Goods and put down $30 for a pair.
OK, don't say it, because I know. I was at the bar one evening and saw this dude dressed in very neutral colors. However, on his feet where the most hideous yellow clog looking things I have ever seen. I said some nasty things to a nearby friend about them. Who would have thunk I would even think of buying a pair. Well I have and I love them. I bought a manly "Army Green" pair and will NOT be wearing them to the bar anytime soon.
Size / Weight:
- XS - (Wmn. 4-5) - 7.7 oz.
- S - (Wmn. 6-7, Men 4-5) - 8.5 oz.
- M - (Wmn. 8-9, Men 6-7) - 9.6 oz.
- L - (Wmn. 10-11, Men 8-9) - 10.6 oz.
- XL - (Wmn. 12-13, Men 10-11) - 12.4 oz.
- XXL - (Men 12-13) - 14.2 oz.
Well this Thanksgiving weekend we decided to do an overnighter. We headed back to the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park and do a longer hike up along the Suwannee river. Well I learned something new about hiking in the US as opposed to Newfoundland, Canada. Even hiking you have to reserve a campsite. I guess I am just a small town guy. Down here they call them primitive camp sites *groan*. Well, it seems that Thanksgiving weekend is very popular for campers. All of the sites there where booked. The rangers pointed us to Torreya State Park.
Torreya was about a 2 hour drive past White Springs. So we got on the phone with the Torreya ranger and booked us a "Primitive Camp Site". Upon arriving there where some groups of teens booking sites. Luckily they didn't want to do any hiking so they where all located in the regular sites. We grabbed a map and headed out on the trail. The trail we where to take was called the Torreya Challenge. It is about 7 miles to the site up and down a moderately hilly path. No, it wasn't an AT Thru-hike, but for a couple of web developers, it was plenty of fun. I recall getting to the top of on hill and saying, "Here is a great place to stop and eat lunch".
When we got to camp we say the Apalachicola River to the right of us. What a view. The photo below through the trees was the view from the campsite. A short walk down the hill brought you to a rocky peninsula. Since your basically in the river, I got some great shots from there. I also filtered my water from there.
