Punkin, where are your hiking shoes? Face falls. This was on The Strip, only practically a stone’s throw away. Rarely does a stone’s throw result in such a substantial difference as the stone that’s thrown from Vegas to Zion. Her bag was full of the most delicious sampling of footwear, though I knew that the six-inch stiletto wasn’t quite suited for Angel’s Landing. Engage imagination. Here’s the crazy bit — there isn’t a single place on all Las Vegas Boulevard to get your bad forgetful self some decent climbing shoes. If you forget your Chanel bag or your Choo shoo worry not, for as you’ll have a different vendor on each and every block for such staples of human existence. But the boot for a desert scramble? Forget about it. Enter Simply. We stopped in Springdale on the way to East Zion for the ice cream and footwear possibilities. Being the gateway and all we thought there’d be at least one place that carried what we needed. And lo, we were not disappointed. There were at least three. Popped in Simply because it looked cozy and was immediately next to a confectioner that was as important almost at that point in time as the equipment. Rabbit can sing their praises better than I can. Inside Simply was the perfect selection of style and functionality. Frank even has Allen Edmonds city shoes for less than they set you back at the SF store. Granted, the AE make as much sense on the red rocks as do the Choo but still. Seeing them there next to the sandals made me happy. There are shoes and hats and sandals and gear and shirts and I bought two pairs of soft underwear because they had pretty stripes and why not anyway. Sweet trail runners(next day not even a hot spot after five hard miles in the new kicks) for the both of us as well and a sweet 10% off check-in discount and really. Can you do any better than that? I think not. But for the confection fix and the back yard calling I could have stayed here all day. I hope you give this place a try. Cheers. The simple things in life.
Matt B.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
The nice gentlemen who own and operate this store are knowledgeable and professional! Great shoe selection!