Although I'm also a proponent of the summer boot, a you've surely noticed we are now wading into boot season (literally—I was out jogging when that flash flood hit on Saturday, and the water flowing in the gutters came almost all the way up to my knees. Kind of awesome.). In honor of that transition, I've rounded up a quick selection of some of the nicest boots currently available at your local independents, but there are many, many more out there.

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