I choose the LOWA Tibet GTX sepia over the black one because I like to traipse over the Hawaiian valley of Kaaawa. My relatives would take me there whenever I ask for suggestions on my next hiking destination. The last place I've backpacked to was in Norway. Even during summer, the countryside can be so chilly and muddy that I had to wear something resembling real soil. That's when I decided the LOWA Tibet would do the trick.