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Here at Oboz, we’re doing our best to make shoe fitting as easy as possible. Lacing techniques are an easily overlooked trick to fix small fit issues in an otherwise well-sized hiking shoe. We're here to share several techniques that can be used to improve fit and keep your foot in the proper position for all your biggest treks.

With an estimated 83% of the U.S. population living in urban areas, there are millions of people who feel like connecting with nature and finding ways to get outside is a major challenge. And when you open social media only to see three of your friends on an afternoon hike in the mountains or escaping with their dog to the forest for an evening walk, you can’t help but look around and wonder, “why can’t I have that?”

Winter, with its perfect sparkle of fresh snowfall and the serene quiet of a snow-covered landscape, is one of my favorite times to be outdoors. When I first moved to New York, I was thrilled to hike in the Catskills and didn't want to halt my hikes just because of the snow. 

As we enter the second month of the new year, there are many people around the world making checklists, working out, and anxiously awaiting their first steps on a long trail that they’ve been thinking of - for maybe their whole life.