I figure these will be perfect for easy, semi-casual photo and afternoon trail hopping. Relatively light weight, although at the cost of ankle support. However, for the heavy terrain, I have my relatively new Vasque Gor-Tex hikers that offer lots of stability.
So no excuses anymore --- I have all the gear, now just need a little (a lot of ?) inspiration to get out and log a few miles. Still thinking of a long weekend (or more) traipsing the New England backwoods sometime very soon and these would help get me there.
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I, too, have favorite low-rise hikers, similar to yours with gnarly, pebble-lifting Vibrams and Gore-tex, only mine are Merrill. I loved them so much, and they fit my feet so well, that I went back a month later and bought two more pairs (one for condo, and one for mothballs). lol DSW, too. I use them daily as I have started, on my fiftieth birthday, walking--I did this last year but stopped when the Arctic air came to Illinois. I say that I will power through it this year, knowing full well that I say that every year. Give me a humid 100 degree day and I will walk and sweat as if a camel, but toss me in the cold and I stay under the blankets with the remote control.
I am refining the art of walking and reading (not on a treadmill, but on the local middle school quarter-mile track). Works astonishingly well and an hour goes by quickly, even without iPod. This may be something to suggest for your walking-enthused, literate wife. :-) Read-walking.
As for shoes, shirts, underpants and hats: variety and hipness are so much less important than economy and comfort these days. I guess I'm getting ol--I mean, smart.
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