[pct-l] shoe size

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Despite having day hiked quite a bit before hiking the PCT, it was  
hiking the PCT that made my feet bigger. Either they are bigger or  
else I just cannot tolerate shoes that are too small anymore. For  
sure there are big spaces between all my toes now. I pretty much  
can't tolerate most shoes at all anymore. I've taken to making  
homemade huarache sandals and wearing those for most things.

And on the subject of foot pain, I, too, preferred cushiony insoles  
to supportive ones during my hike. I'd put two layers of cushioning  
in for road walks and still could barely stand the pain. It's now 2  
years since my last big hike and my feet still hurt every day. I  
don't think any of us gets to anorexia levels of weight loss, so I'm  
not sure weight loss is the cause of foot pain. I think it is  
repetitive stress and over-use mostly.