Shoes of the Wilderland... All About the Gear

My Wilderland Project has been a labor of love and determination I have just completed the fourth and final year. I am a Photographer who has walked 3-5 miles most everyday for this Project. I made it my job for the past four years to create a Visual Narrative of the Kennebec River Watershed. The ever changing Maine weather, snow, ice, rain, freezing rain, sun, heat, wind sand, rocks and slippery surfaces at low tide presented daily challenges, but my sturdy, well made and highly engineered shoes were always consistent and reliable. This series of images which I call "Leave only Footprints" was created out of practical necessity. When I would go out to shoot I started taking images of my shoes on the trail. It became my visual almanac, by looking at the shoe and the trail, it tells me the conditions and the general temperature. ** see below for footnote!