These boots were made for walkin'

[waveprof]

My boots made it through my 2013 camino pretty well, so I kept them for our daily 5 mile walks when we got home. By that Fall I bought a new pair just like them, but kept my camino boots for rainy/ugly/muddy days. Now those shoes are ready to become the "old" ones so it's about time to throw away my camino boots. Wearing them one last time today on a 10 mile urban walk in New Orleans, then it is goodbye old friends.

Sad to see them go.

 

[Mark Lee]

I still have my Merrells from my first Camino in 2013. They have been demoted to being worn for mowing the lawn, painting and other dirty chores, ha ha. I believe they are on their final leg and then adios soon.

 

[dcorrea951]

I still have my Merrells from my 2013 Pilgrimage. I wear them occasionally, but I just don't have the heart to throw them away ! I have an identical pair which I purchased when I got home. Too many memories. After all, do you throw away an old friend because they are old ? I think not.

 

[Icacos]

Only recently did I part with my very first pair of hiking boots - Raichle, bought at REI, Seattle in 1976. It was very hard to part with them even though I stopped wearing them decades ago because of the dreadful blisters they gave me. But there comes a time when de-cluttering becomes crucial....... What helped me part with these still dear-to-my-heart boots was a bit of philosophy I adopted from a friend, which is "Thank it for being in your life, then let it go."

I still have the box those boots came in tho'.

 

[cher99840]

When it is definitely time for old boots to go, they make really cute planters for the porch.

 

[waveprof]

Mine were/are Merrels too

 

[VNwalking]

Only recently did I part with my very first pair of hiking boots - Raichle, bought at REI, Seattle in 1976. I still have the box those boots came in tho'.
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Icaros, that's pretty amazing. And Raichles...I got my first pair at REI in '76 too. Mail-ordered them, having sent a foot tracing. Sigh...Raichle used to be my favorites, but for some reason they're hard to get in the US these days. Well...now I have Keens...and I have to say I love them.
Just welcomed a new pair into my life today.
Pretty, as well as being kind to duck-feet. But they sure won't last like those Rachles....