https://www.costco.com/gerry-men%e2%80%99s-vertical-water-short-.product.100461095.html
My favorite hiking shorts are available for $12.99 again. Not $60 or more, not even the $49 they sell for on Amazon. $12.99.
You won’t see this price most places because Costco does not give kickbacks. Instead you will see links to Amazon (if at all) for much higher prices.
And I never see them in “best of” listings.
Enough space for your thighs with hiking muscle on them. Flexible. Dry fast. Take a beating. A zippered pocket and a Velcro pocket.
I hike in a tan pair treated with InsectShield.