It’s almost spring! Not really. In Alaska, it’s almost breakup – that’s what we call the time other places call “spring”. Ours isn’t heralded by sprouting flowers, little baby bunnies, and greening shrubbery. Nope, ours is marked by rivers of meltwater wending their ways down the tire-worn ice ruts on the roads, shattered windshields from [...]
Read MoreMerrell Wilderness Remix Boot
UPDATE: I just wore these boots again in sloppy weather (strangely enough, one month exactly from the time I wrote the original review and for the same event) and was saddened to find that they’re not waterproof at all. Boots that have an upper sewn to the last are only as good as the glue [...]
Read More footwear, MerrellMerrell Tetra Launch Boots
Thanks to Krysia Hepatica for this awesome guest post for Boot Month. Boots are a bigger deal to us ladies than I thought – lots of people weighing in on the invaluable tall boot. This leaves me wondering what guys do for footwear in the fall. I suppose most guys don’t worry about what to [...]
Read More footwear, MerrellMerrell Tetra Strap Waterproof Boot
Last year I had “Dress Week” in which I spent an entire week reviewing dresses. It was fun; the weather was good, dresses are nice to wear, and I hadn’t reviewed them much before that. I decided to repeat that idea, only this time focusing on boots. I have of course reviewed boots before this, [...]
Read More footwear, MerrellMerrell Siren Sync Shoe
More from Irene! She’s had a busy fall with the big box of stuff I sent her to test. I liked these shoes too but I realized when I sent them out with three other testers, every tester liked them even more than I did. So here is Irene’s take: “Padded tongue, midsole with integrated [...]
Read More footwear, MerrellMerrell Haven Overcoat
Thanks to Irene for another fabulous review from the wilds of Alaska! ~HG In a little town in Moose Pass, Alaska, there lives a woman who loves the deep dark days of winter and is always out exploring in the snow while ice winds often howl and swirl the snow all around her. Yet, she [...]
Read More jackets, MerrellMerrell Chameleon Arc Mary Jane Shoe
So this web site came into being because it seemed as if women had fewer gear options than men, and I wanted to change that, or at least point it out. Well, ladies, it’s our lucky day because it turns out that in some cases, we DO have more gear options than men! In the [...]
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