I’ve never owned a pair of “traditional” hiking boots – you know the ones featured on the cover of Cheryl Strayed’s book, “Wild”? My feet have never been inside a pair of those or anything similar. Even backpacking, I’m just in my trail shoes. In fact, many through hikers you’ll see are similar, swearing by their high-mileage runners. Keeping my feet happy is priority #1 for distance so of course I want my trusty, comfortable-right-out-of-the-box,…
