Keen Hiking mid height boots

Wore Merrills for years, then their quality slipped - had problems with soles separating. Switched to Keens, which were excellet, tough shoes with a nice roomy toe box, but I found their black sole material was marking my hardwood floors and the door sills on my cars.
I've switched to Oboz Firebrand and find it's the best fitting shoe I've ever had. Only downside is they're slippery on smooth wet floors.
 
I joined the Tulsa Ski Club and they also go hiking and camping in the slightly warmer months so I signed up for a trip to Colorado Springs to hike the Manitou Incline and then on up to summit Pikes Peak. I trained for a couple months on the Stairmaster and in a Boot Camp class at age 62 and also went to REI and got fitted for a pair of hiking boots and they were very knowledgeable and had me try on about 7 or 8 pairs and walk around the store and go up and down some steps. We decided Mid-high Soloman's were the best for me and the hike started with 14 people at 3am and we reached the Summit 10 hours and 22 minutes later. This was the middle of the July and we got pelted with hail and snowed on and it was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life but it was also the most gratifying and my Solomans were comfortable and perfomed wonderfully all the way to 14,300 ft. I heartily recommend them.

https://www.rei.com/product/238131/salomon-quest-4-gore-tex-hiking-boots-mens
 
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