What is every ones preference for boots for out west. I ran some meindl ultra light hunters last year and liked them but wanted some thing more stiff and better built so got the German built meindl perfekt hikers and so far they feel great on the feet. The others i looked at were crispi, lowa, scarpa, la sportiva, kennetrek , schnees and zamberlan wish there was a place like rei around here that carried high end boots and not try to push the danners like they are top of the line. I did get a pair of the scarpa approach shoes and have been impressed with them.