Three New Years walks today, all wearing #Unshoes Uinta sandals with wool toe socks. The sandals had dried nicely from yesterday’s 5-miler in the rain.

Why sandals in winter? Because they allow feet to move as naturally as possible: toes are not squashed into a toe box, the thin sole can flex as the foot does, and there’s no raised heel to stress foot, ankle, knee, hip and back joints.

@phillipjordan Thanks for posting — I’m always on the lookout for #BarefootShoes recommendations. I’ve mostly been making my own footwear for years, because there’s so little to buy with wide enough toe room! Having said that, there are more retail options available these days, thank goodness. For example, I’ve found the Uinta sandal from #Unshoes and the Primal models from #Softstar shoes to be fairly wearable.