After several years of great hiking with my Vasque boots, it’s time to retire them for a new pair. I’ve spent the last several days researching a new pair, paying special attention to boots that have a great deal of ankle support due to the fact that my ankles at this point are shot. Normal every day hiking boots won’t help me now, so I have to get some good backpacking boots.
Out with the old….
Good bye old friend!!!!
And in with the new….
The new Vasque St. Elias GTX Size 12W
I have been hiking in Vasque boots for the better part of 20 years now and I have found them to be incredibly good boots. This new pair appear to be much lighter than my old ones and the young man who helped me at Campmor said that the technology has advanced to the point where a good pair of backpacking boots don’t have to weigh 10 pounds!!!!
I’ll be heading to some familiar trails by the Anthony Wayne parking area to start breaking them in later to get a feel for how they do.
Stay tuned for the first hike write-up of the summer!!!!
The Zen Hiker 
Worn out shoes are a sign of true wealth! “When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the sole leather has passed into the fibre of your body. I measure your health by the number of shoes and hats and clothes you have worn out. He is the richest man who pays the largest debt to his shoemaker.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thank you so much for the quote! It has been a long time since I have seen it and it is so incredibly true. I have kept all of my hiking boots over the last thirty years and I can recall specific memories from each of them.
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