Lace your boots normally through the bottom and middle eyelets. When you get to the point of the boot where your foot flexes ...

I’ll take that over laces that I constantly have to stop to re-tie (something that did happen in testing a pair of boots from another brand). Merrell’s Moab 3 Mid lightweight hiking boots are ...

The laces go up to the top of the tongue for stability ... They called this a pair of “great trail hiking boots” because “they are light and good for rough trails” and also fit nicely.