I had the same leg experience as you TriGirl. My trekking poles were very helpful as I stiffly hiked on day 2 and 3. I didn't get any blisters at all! I'm not too prone to them anyways. I wore the light trail shoes and they were excellent. (Now what do I do with my 6 pairs of hiking boots! ha!)

I have 200+ pics, but I haven't posted any online yet. (I have dial-up and it's too slow to upload much at a time.) Nor have I blogged about it. I have mostly told tales about it here