JoAnn and all,
Suggest you check out New Balance hiking boots. Best if you can find
a store around that stocks them in your size. Big advantage of New
Balance is that their shoes and boots come in several *widths* to better
fit your feet. I've a pair of NB hiking boots and I'm satisfied. I went
to them from a pair of old old Pivetta Pinnacle hiking/backpacking
boots.
John