So a friend of mine was in town this weekend and we went out in search of trail shoes. Specifically we were interested in Dunham Terrastryders, Dunham Wafflestomper Nimbles, (and now the full line if Dunham shoe/boot products), the full line of Inov8 shoes, and the LL Bean GTX RidgeRunner mid. We went to:
REI in College Park
REI in Rockville
Hudson Trail Outfitter in Rockville
EMS in Annapolis
New Balance in Annapolis Mall
Hudson Trail Outfitter in Annapolis Mall
LL Bean in Columbia
None of the stores carried any of the Inov8 shoes. REI, HTO, and EMS seem to have a huge supply of Merrel's and not much else. The NB store was the place to carry Dunham shoes, but didn't have the Terrastryder at all or the Nimble in our sizes (11 and 11.5). LL Bean didn't even have the RidgeRunner, a boot that Backpacker endorsed as a bargin.
So where does one go in the DC area to find a large selection of trail shoes and boots to try on and compare with each other? I'd even consider driving out the the outfitter in Harpers Ferry if I knew more about the selection they carried. Any help?