This shoe is a versatile day hiking shoe that also looks good around town. (You could actually use this on a multi-day hike if you're an experienced hiker and you don't feel that you need a hiking boot.) The Chameleon   has arch support to spare, solid all-around construction , and a toe-lip that extends over the front of the shoe that looks like it won’t peel off any time soon. In fact, the shoe looks very much like a top of the line hiking boot (black sole, umber-colored leather), just cut low like a shoe. The arch support and tracking on this  shoe are incredible – your foot is held in place, exactly where it should be as you walk. The shoe looked so waterproof that on a recent trip to Telluride I couldn't resist submerging it in one of the local streams. It turns out that it is only waterproof up to the laces and I ended up with a bit of a soaker. But that's my fault. Great shoe.