Barefoot Hikers of PA

Barefoot Chris took a day trip to New York City to meet anatomy professor and author Dr. Daniel Howell at a book signing event for his new book, The Barefoot Book. Dr Howell's book explores how "chronic shoe wearing is negatively affecting our health and especially the health of our feet" and "dispels some of the myths about going barefoot."

"All-star" barefooter Susan Letcher, also known as jackrabbit of the famous Barefoot Sisters, well-known for hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia and back (mostly) barefoot, joined Barefoot Chris and 4 others for a fun hike in perfect weather and signed copies of her books,  Adventures of the Barefoot Sisters. Read more...

5 pair of bare soles brave the streets and subways of New York City with a Good Morning America camera crew filming us for "the Big Show." Thanks to everyone.....Rebecca, Spencer, Kathy and Liz...and our great GMA crew--Max, Adam, and Dave. We appeared on the show on August 1, 2000. Read more...

This cool but beautiful late fall hike hike at Ridley Creek State Park let 7 hikers experience the crunchy fall leaves and cool earth (including our youngest hiker, Jessie, age 6). Reporter Gary Soulsman joined us and wrote an article  "Two Feet Closer to Mother Earth" for the Wilmington (DE) News Journal. Read more...

9 barefooters toured the center of freedom, our nation's capital, Washington, DC, with free and liberated feet, expressing that constitutionally protected right to bare feet...at the Smithsonian, FDR Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and more. We even finished with a nice dinner.  Read more...

Barefoot Hikers of PA, Society for Barefoot Living, and other barefoot hiking groups spent a week hiking a portion of the famous Appalachian Trail. With 30+ lb. backpacks and steep terrain, this extended hike was a challenge, but our bare feet lived up to it, handling the often-rough terrain admirably, as have the feet of other barefoot AT hikers.  Read more...