[pct-l] shoe replacement

[Bill Burge]

Well, for the past two years, my GF and I have given a lot of the rides out of Aqua Dulce and we make shoes a high priority.

If you have something between a size 7 to size 10-ish; you have a pretty good selection.

My GF ran a guy to just about every outdoor store looking for a suitable size 14.  Extra wide shoes can also present a problem or "strange tastes".  I drove a gal who wanted a certain hiking sandal; REI, Adventure16 and quite a few miles of driving - she had to settle... 

BillB



On Apr 21, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes wrote:

> Well, I'm no expert on availability. I had a lot of shoes sitting in  
> a stack at home.
> 
> But along the trail, I did buy shoes in Cabazon at an outlet mall.  
> Not the best choices, but I found some good ones. Had another  
> opportunity in Agua Dulce when I got a ride to REI. I ordered a pair  
> of shoes from the pay phone in Kennedy Meadows and had them shipped  
> to VVR. Later I could have bought some shoes easily in Ashland and  
> Bend Oregon, but I didn't. I bought some shoes from REI in Seattle. A  
> long ride but I needed to get out of the rain.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Diane
> 
> On Apr 21, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Brandon McGinnity wrote:
> 
>> What is the general availability of shoes along the PCT? Wondering  
>> about how
>> I'm actually going to go about switching out while I'm hiking...
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> ~ Moccasin
> 
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