You’re welcome, Jeff. The TX3 is still one of my favorite shoes.

Thank you, Michael. I appreciate the extra suggestions. La Sportiva’s TX series looks great!
-jeff

Hey Jeff,

Thanks for the nice compliment about my blog. Good question about shoes for long dayhikes in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. For the Whites and anyplace with notoriously rocky and rugged trails like that, I like fairly lightweight but durable shoes with decent support and definitely a sticky outsole for all those rocks.

Yes, the Scarpa Mescalito would be a really good shoe for the Whites, if you can find the Mescalito anymore. The Oboz Bridger, which comes in low and mids, is a good one, too.

Last time I dayhiked the 32-mile Pemi Loop, I wore the La Sportiva TX3 shoes, which comes in a variety of models: really comfortable, good support and breathability, super sticky.

Check out all of my reviews of hiking shoes.

Good luck. Get in touch anytime.

Thank you for this writeup and for all your other great pieces. One question: I’m wondering what hiking shoes you’d recommend for long dayhikes like the Pemi Loop or Presi Traverse, shoes that are on the lightweight side but also sturdy enough to be somewhat durable on the rocky NH terrain. I saw your review of the Scarpa Mescalito, that seems like a decent option; would you recommend that shoe or another one?

Thanks again for your work on this blog.

Best,
Jeff

Good for you, Jaime, keep on enjoying the New England trails. I have for many years.

I find your comment very inspiring and fun to read. I too, have taken on hiking a little late in life. No matter. Love it and enjoy it just the same, or more, than if I was young. Being born and coming from a different culture it is in the mountains of New England, for me, where I have learned to feel in this country at home. Would not change it for any other part of the world. Planning to hike the Pemi this coming October.

Thank you all for your inspiring words!

Hey Eric,

Congrats on knocking off that huge and amazing hike! Glad I could help inspire it.

Hey Bob, congrats on your success and well done, that’s a huge day. A tip of my hiking cap to you. Keep it up.

This past Friday, I left my house at 2:30 in the morning and arrived at the Lincoln Woods trailhead at 6am. I put on the pack and hit the trail going in a clockwise direction. I had it in the back of my mind that I could do this in one 24 hour period, but of course anything could have gone wrong to slow me down. Because of that possibility, I packed enough gear to overnight if necessary. Luckily, however, I had perfect conditions. Not too hot or cold, a brief rain shower at the start but nothing major. The breeze all day was enough to keep me cool and keep the bugs away. Ultimately I completed the loop, in 18 hours, including bagging one optional peak: ;Galehead.

What an amazing and unbelievably beautiful hike. We are very fortunate to be able to do these things even at a relatively advanced age. Stay safe and happy hiking!