Our home state of Minnesota is bursting into spring, and with it we used the occasion to get away from our daytime duties for a bit and into the urban outdoors of Minneapolis right from the GearJunkie office’s back door. The excuse was an afternoon gear test and a photo shoot for KEEN to highlight its new CNX line, which are lighter, more flexible versions of the brand’s hallmark sandal and shoe designs.
Here we look at four CNX models, the Tunari and Cascade for men, and the Haven and Clearwater for women. As all-around outdoorsy shoes we found these models to work well — from hiking paths to shorelines and, with the sandals, even into the water of the still-cold Minneapolis urban lakes. Like all the shoes in the CNX line, these ones are lighter (under 10 ounces), more flexible, and have a low-profile 4mm drop to keep feet planted more naturally on the ground.
(See more photos from the shoot on this page.)
Take a look at our daily stomping grounds in the photos below (and on page 2 of this post), all within a mile or so of the GearJunkie headquarters building on the Greenway Bike Path in Minneapolis. Bonus: We have several pair of CNX shoes in-house to give away. Comment on this post below which model you like (and why) and we’ll ship CNX shoes out to a few lucky readers next month.
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