My first foray into the realm of The North Face shoes were the Momentum hiking shoes. At a glance, these shoes look great and seem to have all the features anyone could want in a lightweight hiker/kicking around the house shoe. I liked the looks and felt like they would be a good buy for the money at $75 retail.

I popped into my local store to try some one before placing the order through Backcountry.com. The size 9.5 seemed like the trick. A quick shopping experience on Backcountry.com and my North Face Momentum hiking shoes were on their way. I happened to be in Minnesota on a family trip at the time and they arrived just in time for some trekking around Mt. Rushmore and in the Seattle-area. (more…)