Outdoor footwear makers often walk that fine line between function and fashion. Unfortunately, casual shoes — those designed for adventure travel rather than hard-core trail adventures — frequently fail the functionality test. Not all of them, though.
A couple of stylish kicks caught the eyes of our test team and passed our strict requirements for comfort and support while running through airports, trotting through tourist sites, strolling up trails and hopping ferries around the San Juans.
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Tell people you suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and you’ll either get advice on how to cure your joint ailment with a proper diet, or you’ll get sympathetic nods and comments like, “My dad has that too. His knees really bother him when it gets cold.” The name Rheumatoid Arthritis suggests the disease is all [
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Now that photographic proof confirms the return of grizzlies to the North Cascades, it’s easy to lose let our other resident bruin slip from our minds. But black bears deserve our full attention. These beautiful beasts inhabit every bit of our state, including many of our most urban neighborhoods. Geographically, Washington is the smallest of [
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We all have too much shit! With two or three perfectly functional rain jackets in the closet, we go out and buy the latest and great. When the newest fly fish rod comes out, promising to improve your cast by 10 yards, and your accuracy by 10 percent, we go buy it. If a new [
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