I bought some trekking poles. I have this foible for high end sporting goods, so these are suitable for an Everest ascent, but WTH, you never know, right?

I bought Leki's, which have a spring loaded thing at the bottom....supposed to be good for relieving ligament strain etc. They look pretty cool....now I will feel stupid at the nearby park with these high end poles..... I am going to try them out tonight, hubby will walk the labradors, and I will trek....should help with that insecure foot planting. I don't imagine these would work for any serious weight bearing given their lightweight collapsable features, but, for my purposes, I think they are just fine.....and oh, sooo trendy!