[pct-l] shoe replacement

[Brandon McGinnity]

Well if she knew exactly what she wanted why not just order online? Myself,
I only have the preference of a wide toe box. I hate how so many shoes have
pointy toes, my feet just aren't shaped like that (are anyones?). I can be a
little picky over this, but if it comes to it, I'll just buy a larger shoe
to give more room. I know how to make do. :)

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Bill Burge <bill at burge.com> wrote:

>
> 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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