https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 03:04:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350552 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:48:39 +0000 Anonymous 1350552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for expending the energy to write this fantastic post even thought you are bone tired. How thrilling your trip must have been. I can imagine how your style magazine must have seemed so out of place in those surroundings! Thanks for explaining the "chucked out" and your new term semi-chuck, lol! I always feel funny trying on really serious gear when I am not a serious athlete, lol! Now I know why. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350518 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:22:59 +0000 Caro in Oz 1350518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loved your report Glad you had a great break.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;Natural selection indeed Denise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350461 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:56:49 +0000 Anonymous 1350461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun post. &nbsp;I enjoyed reading it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350458 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:54:28 +0000 missvee 1350458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your first pic is just stunning. I'm glad you had a good time and that your wardrobe worked as it should, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350362 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:41:58 +0000 Beth Ann 1350362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise:&nbsp; Yes, indeed!&nbsp; I felt for the rangers at several points.&nbsp; There was one family, with an adorable 8 year old (or so) daughter perched up on a railing posing like she was preparing a magazine spread ---- just inches, oh yes, from a boiling thermal pool.&nbsp; Seriously, one little bobble, and she would be dinner!&nbsp; We are losing the awareness of nature safety that my farm-raised father had!&nbsp; I was glad my children got a taste of what it means to have a survival instincts.</p> <p>Meredith: There were only 3 or 4 items I didn't wear -- these were all packed for warm weather, which was rare on our trip.&nbsp; Being in a campground meant more clothing, too, since I had to bundle for sleep, and needed to cook, read, etc, outdoors instead of in a climate-controlled hotel suite. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350330 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:02:10 +0000 Meredith 1350330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loved this update and totally stealing JSE. Sounds like your gear served you well even if you would make a few adjustments in the future. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350327 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:54:10 +0000 Cerinda 1350327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great experience! &nbsp;Thanks for the&nbsp;<i>semi-chuck</i> concept -- it's a winner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350326 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:44:33 +0000 Angie 1350326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAH. You have a great way with words, Beth Ann. Fab report and fun new phrases. Glad you had a great time.&nbsp;xo</p> <p>HAH. More chuckling at Denise.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350314 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:36:40 +0000 CocoLion 1350314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved reading your vacation account and found the footwear report to be very useful.</p> <p>LOL at the snorting bison. &nbsp;I live near national parks and forests&nbsp;and have a friend who has been a forest service cop his whole life. &nbsp;Whenever people do stupid things, like walk beyond the railing where the sign says, "do not walk beyond this point," and they walk beyond that point, during waterfall season, and then they get in an accident or worse, he says "natural selection at work." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350305 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:20:53 +0000 Beth Ann 1350305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will indeed have more pics to share, AJ!&nbsp; I'll try to post in off topic in a day or so.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350304 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:19:33 +0000 AJ 1350304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back! What beautiful surroundings to awe and feel God's glory! So happy for your family that the trip was successful and has inspired plans for future camping trips.</p> <p>6 pairs of shoes and 5 layers of clothes...you were well prepared! Will there be more vacation pics to share? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350286 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:54:51 +0000 Mona 1350286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to see you are back. The trip sounds wonderful and it is great that you had planned your wardrobe in advance so you were properly layered. <br />I hope to do something like this with my kids next year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350277 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:49:38 +0000 JAileen 1350277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous picture! Glad you had a great time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350238 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:01:00 +0000 Beth Ann 1350238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz:&nbsp; I was so pleased with the way my kids adapted and worked together.&nbsp; My husband had experience with backcountry hikes, but never with family camping.&nbsp; He was surprised to find that he liked it, so we may try to do more of it closer to home.&nbsp; </p> <p>Marin:&nbsp; Those kids will be out of the playground stage before you can blink!&nbsp; At 12 and "just turned" 13, they were pretty resilient and strong.&nbsp; This morning, they're doing school and struggling to get back into "real life."</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350233 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:56:40 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1350233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Beth Ann, what a wonderful trip! It sounds spectacular and so fun. Glad your wardrobe served you well, and I'm glad you're back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350223 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:51:25 +0000 Anonymous 1350223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh may, I love the term 'semi-chuck'. I used to do this ALL the time between my very outdoor job and our road trips/camping/hiking adventures. The Clark booties are super cute too and fit the activities perfectly.&nbsp;</p> <p>Your trip sounds like so much fun. That whole area is so beautiful, it is awesome that you shared it with your kids. I cannot wait to get my two out of the playgrounds and into the mountains. There are so many places I want to take them.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350209 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:37:52 +0000 Suz 1350209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous report, Beth Ann, and it sounds as if your wardrobe served you perfectly. The sporty luxe trend is soooo convenient!&nbsp;</p> <p>What an amazing experience for you and your kids. So many rich shared memories. I think you did it when they were the perfect age to enjoy it and take the most away.&nbsp;</p> <p>Physical challenges, fresh air, and even fashion -- what more could you want!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/from-the-west-semi-chuck-and-jse#post-1350190 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:14:33 +0000 Beth Ann 1350190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My family and I returned from our Great Western Adventure on Friday evening - we are exhausted, and have had to jump into autumn full speed, but the trip was fabulous and full of memories!&nbsp; Mount Rushmore (Black Hills are gorgeous), Devil's Tower (boulder climbing), Big Horn Mountains and Cody, Wy (fabulous museum in Cody), Absoraka range, Yellowstone (loved the Canyon, and almost fell in) and the glorious Tetons!</p> <p>As for my travel capsule --- here's what I learned</p> <p>1.&nbsp; Hats with little chin straps may look silly, but they serve a function on a windy canyon ridge, and stay on your head when you tumble forward on a descent, dropping your legs into the canyon.&nbsp; Yep.&nbsp; (See photo#2)</p> <p>2.&nbsp;<b> Stable hiking shoes are your friend</b> when hiking over rock strewn paths perched beside cliffs.&nbsp; I suddenly developed an arch-throbbing case of plantar fascitis on the trip out --- I paid for climbing up a hill in my birkies after sitting in a packed car for 13 hours.&nbsp; It was so frustrating!&nbsp; I think I had been lax about stretching calves and achilles tendons in my pre-trip training.&nbsp; The upshot?&nbsp;<b> I was glad I had 6 pairs of shoes with me</b>, particularly my Clarks' booties.&nbsp; They have good arch support and tread and were "cuter" than my hikers.&nbsp; I wore them for shorter, less technical walks and hikes, when I was in and out of the car.&nbsp; <b>My crocs (ballet style flats in black and leopard) were awesome camp and car shoes.</b>&nbsp; While they don't support the foot, they do cushion it and protect it from camp rocks and rain.</p> <p>3.&nbsp;<b> Layering is the bomb</b>.&nbsp; We camped in campgrounds without electricity.&nbsp; 3 or 4 mornings we awoke to temperatures at freezing.&nbsp; Yep.&nbsp; I wore every layer -- once I had on 5, and then stripped them as the daily temps climbed into the 60's.&nbsp; We had little rain, but one night of rain in the Tetons left behind stunning snow on the peaks!&nbsp; I loved layering my fleece pullover under my fleece moto jacket -- far better than a heavy, single jacket.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; <b>I coined a new phrase -- "Semi-Chuck."</b>&nbsp; Much of the trip had us in "nature," but also in "public."&nbsp; I found that combining important gear elements (technical base layers on top, for example) with casual staples like BF's with a belt, helped me look presentable, but also kept me ready for the changing weather and terrain.&nbsp; In biking terminology, being "Chucked out" means to be clothed in expensive, highly technical gear.&nbsp; It is a big faux pas to be decked out beyond your riding ability.&nbsp; Most days, this blend helped me feel appropriate, comfortable&nbsp; and (less) conspicuous.&nbsp; </p> <p>5.&nbsp; My kids and I made up the new phrase <b>, "JSE" which stands for -- Just Safe Enough.</b>&nbsp; Devils Tower, Yellowstone's Canyon, Cascade Canyon in Teton --- they're not like the rubber-mulched playgrounds my kids grew up playing in.&nbsp; There is an expectation that visitors will use their heads and make wise decisions.&nbsp; Of course, we regularly saw people flouting common sense, doing things like getting out of their cars and walking up to bison.&nbsp; This one required a ranger to yell like yo' mama, "Get back in the car!&nbsp; Can't you hear the bison snorting?"&nbsp; It is a valuable lesson to be reminded that we must use the brain God gave us to stay out of danger.&nbsp; The lesson is applicable, in different ways, in the suburbs, too! </p> <p>On a side note, I checked in with Angie's posts while away, but mostly fasted from social media.&nbsp; It was a great break!&nbsp; I had the fall "In Style" mag with me, but found that thumbing through glamour-sexy adverts was just not relaxing when surrounded by the sounds and sights of nature.&nbsp; Fashion took a holiday!&nbsp; Now, I'm far more excited to see your posts than some Gucci purse draped over a pouting model's arm! </p>