Boots!

Today Tiff and I went to REI to cash in a gift certificate and to take advantage of their Winter sale. I had in mind to get a really nice pair of hiking boots that would keep my feet warm and dry while in Anchorage. Plus, I have visions of trekking through tropical jungles and across Scottish peaks, laughing at the acres of mud, my feet perfectly dry.

The thing is, REI is a great store, but we’d been to Adventure 16 about a week ago, and they know their boots. There was a guy giving a seminar on hiking boots while we were there! Plus their selection rules. So, poor old REI didn’t quite measure up. But this is where I have money to spend. What was I to do?

Luckily they had a table of sale items stacked high with Sorel winter boots. These are perfect for trudging around town in the snow. They’re rated to 40° below and they were only $30!

So now my feet will be toasty. I just have to rough ‘em up a bit to take off some of the new boot perfectness, so I don’t look like a complete Outsider (that’s Alaskan for “you ain’t from around here.”)