It's been three years now since I completed my first 150 kilometer trek in Chaco sandals and I am more than convinced that they are the way to go for me. This past year my wife and I completed walking the Way of St. Francis in Italy--500 kilometers--completely in Chacos. This included some tough, "technical" … Continue reading Why we trek in Sandals
MORE Camino Magic
Albergue Ave Fenix, the site of more magic This story is adapted from my book The Walk of a Lifetime: 500 Miles on the Camino de Santiago. The best experiences on the Camino aren’t orchestrated. They are the unexpected encounters with friends in cafés, the sandwiches, cookies and apples shared at a picnic bench, the cups … Continue reading MORE Camino Magic
A Year of Downshifting
This piece was originally posted in January of 2019 on the now-defunct blog, The Rusty Walker "So, what are you doing these days now that you are retired?" This is a question that I get asked regularly. "It's complicated," is my first response, followed up by, "actually, I'm not retired. I've downshifted." In a car, you … Continue reading A Year of Downshifting
Walking the Camino: the inner preparation
From the first that I heard about walking the Camino de Santiago, (and the Camino Frances in particular) I understood it to be a unique spiritual experience and one I would actually dream about for 20 years. This means that the inner preparation for the pilgrimage began decades before that cool and wet March morning in … Continue reading Walking the Camino: the inner preparation
Feet, Shoes and Mud
Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.Henry David Thoreau--On the Duty of Civil Disobedience My hiking shoes finally gave out on the snowy final trek into Burgos, my 12th day of … Continue reading Feet, Shoes and Mud
Trekking in Sandals
Last year I walked the Camino Frances, 500 miles (800 kilometers) in a pair of hiking shoes. Or, I should say, in a couple of pairs, since my Keenes gave out halfway and were replaced by a pair of Columbias. I walked it in early spring (late March to early May) and it was occasionally … Continue reading Trekking in Sandals
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