Mouse,
Yeah, I think they are Hurricane Ridge.

My wife has the same model in women's. Recently she was wearing hers and a friend told her that she had used an identical pair and they were "the best hiking shoes I ever had".

Regarding Columbia's takeover...
Your results are sad but expected. Seems to be the way of things, though.
Niche focussed company makes superb products.
Demand increases.
They go mainstream.
Large company buys out founders. They use what they want of the company -- perhaps just the name and achieve "efficiencies" to bolster their bottom line.
Founders collect money, customers lose a superb product

I had hoped that maybe Columbia had managed to keep some of the Montrail magic.


So...

Any other happy hiking feet alternatives??