https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:27:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404248 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:35:09 +0000 Kari 404248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aida, this hike was Silver Peak. The trail starts on the K section of the Pacific Crest Trail (accessible via the Hyak exit at Snoqualmie Summit) and then takes a sidetrack.</p> <p>I hope I'll be able to make this hike again in early fall on a clear day. It was fantastic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404236 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:12:43 +0000 Nadya 404236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! I'm going hiking soon and am getting back in touch with my gear. My Columbia Sportswear hat is no where near as becoming as your cloche! And congrats on making the climb. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404229 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:05:43 +0000 Freckles 404229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look stunning among that gorgeous scenery Kari. Giving it a run for it's money...</p> <p>Congrats on going on this awesome hike. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404088 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:49:42 +0000 Aida 404088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on the achievement Kari, it looks like a lot of fun! Beautiful photos, which hike/mountain was that? Great call on the cloche, and it adds just the perfect cuteness to the rest of your gear ^^ Even if the mountain wasn't out, you still had a fantastic view </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404028 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:02:59 +0000 Kari 404028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lynne, thanks for sharing your wisdom. I didn't know that about aspirin, but it makes sense. I've been nursing my poor burned shoulders with aloe vera and lotion, and I've reached the unfortunate itchy, peely stage. Yuck! On my hike, I brought along my SPF 55 and kept re-applying every 45 minutes, and I do think it protected me from being burned any worse.</p> <p>Janet, it felt like a great accomplishment. I'm just starting to emerge from a low, inactive period where I haven't had any energy, and doing something this physically intense felt *great* and was just what I needed!</p> <p>Heather, I'm with you. I think the Pacific Northwest missed the "It's summer!" memo until fairly recently. We've only just started to get consistent sun.</p> <p>Steph, thank you so very much! I definitely do not feel at my most polished in gear, but I've learned that I am a lot more motivated to work out if I at least know that my workout clothes fit well and are not going to be distracting.<br /> Wow, you weren't kidding about the park being snowed in! We had a similar issue, though with less snow, on this trail - we actually "lost" the trail a couple times because of some thick snow fields, but managed to pick it up later after some bushwhacking through the brush. (Hence the scratches and scars that I've been sporting on my shins this week.)</p> <p>I love that cloche. It's served me well the past two summers, and I really should make an effort to wear hats more often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-404015 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:04:55 +0000 Mo 404015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice hike! Reminds me of some Tahoe scenery and makes me homesick . . . You are such a stylish hiker with your cloche!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403967 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:49:06 +0000 Jonesy 403967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fantastic! Just gorgeous pictures, and you *do* look so smashing in that hat!! It must have been such an exhilarating day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403964 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:46:15 +0000 mrseccentric 403964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Kari, this is just all round awesome! that's the best part of getting in great shape - you can go be in the most amazing places. Thank you for sharing :)</p> <p>i'll have to show this to my husband - he loves the mountains and was just up in Lassen a couple of weeks ago. the park was all snowed in, pretty much all of the trails were still snowed over. luckily the rangers knew what to keep clear of snow!!</p> <p>you also show how to 'style' gear exceptionally well. if you keep your gear pieces all of a piece, or kind of coordinated, then any accessories you choose will really shine and make a statement. and as you show us, Kari, plenty of 'regular' clothing and accessories looks and functions great on the trail. necklaces, bandanas and scarves, socks, tees, and earrings can all offer wonderful style opportunities on the trail if chosen carefully with an eye to function/not getting in the way.</p> <p>Rock it woman!! love it!!! steph </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403945 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:33:39 +0000 marianna 403945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glowing and gorgeous, Kari! Congrats on your accomplishment. Looks like fun (and very hard work!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403937 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:31:50 +0000 Kyle 403937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those photos are spectacular, as is your accomplishment. Hat's off to you, Kari!</p> <p>And thank you for protecting that beautiful skin from the sun... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403931 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:29:12 +0000 Suz 403931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! And you look fantastic in your gear and your hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403923 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:24:10 +0000 Angie 403923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could you look more adorable in that hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403879 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:45:05 +0000 Queen Mum 403879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>you look great Kari... and I know you felt great. What a gorgeous view! Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403877 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:42:23 +0000 Heather 403877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, congrats on your accomplishment. The landscape is absolutely breathtaking as is that pretty lady mountain modeling. Admittedly, I looked at your pictures four times. </p> <p>And you look terrific. The UO cloche is SO Kari. ;D</p> <p>p.s. Shoo! Snow! It's summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403875 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:42:00 +0000 Anonymous 403875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You make gear look glam! Congrats and thanks for sharing the stunning scenery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403861 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:05:35 +0000 Janet 403861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to go to there. Ah, I love hiking, and that snow, the mountains, it all calls me! The pictures remind me a little of a hike I did in Glacier National Park last year. </p> <p>Kudos to you! It feels so good to accomplish that, doesn't it? And you look adorable in that hat AND your gear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403860 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:56:37 +0000 yellowgirl 403860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, thanks for sharing those pictures - what a view! Great job, Kari! That's quite an accomplishment. And you looked so stylish in your hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403848 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:14:18 +0000 Nakidra 403848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super AWESOME!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403834 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:48:41 +0000 Lynne 403834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, you are magnificent! What a feat - well done! The mountains look picture-book beautiful. </p> <p>Not long after your last post, I read in O magazine that if you do get sunburned, it's good to start taking asparin, to stop/slow down the release of prostaglandins, one of the inflammatory compounds that contributes to the redness and swelling. I thought it was a good tip to keep filed away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403832 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:41:59 +0000 Rachel 403832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such gorgeous scenery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403813 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:46:22 +0000 Deborah 403813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, what a fabulous achievement. I am in awe of you. I don't think would have it in me to do something like this. It looks so beautiful.. and may I say you manage to wear "gear" very stylishly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-an-occasion-to-proudly-wear-gear#post-403807 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:27:52 +0000 Kari 403807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wanted to share my recent accomplishment, even though it isn't remotely fashion-related. Last weekend, one of my colleagues took me on a really cool hike in the Cascade mountains. Now, I haven't been hiking in a long time, and in fact I haven't even been up on my workout regimen lately due to some health issues. Plus, my feet and hiking boots do not always get along. So I was not only proud for getting through the hike, but for climbing a pretty steep path to the summit, which I'll show you here.</p> <p>#1 - See that ridge waaaay, way up at the top that's kind of in the clouds? That's where our end goal was.<br /> #2 - We've had an unusually cold summer, so there was a surprising amount of snow on the trail compared to what you'd usually see in August.<br /> #3 - There's a very steep, narrow path along loose rock as you make your way up to the summit. (What you see here, by the way, is only the "false" summit - the actual ridge that we hiked up to is quite a big higher.)<br /> #4 - Hooray!<br /> #5 and 6 - Some of the view. Normally we'd have had an incredible picture window to Mt. Rainier, but unfortunately it was clouded over last weekend. (We have a saying in the Pacific Northwest that "The mountain is out", meaning that it's unusually clear enough to actually see that we have a big mountain on the horizon. Most of the year it's too cloudy to do so.)<br /> #7 - On the way down.</p> <p>Credit goes to my straw cloche hat from Urban Outfitters, which is normally *not* a gear item, but I was worried about getting a sunburn on my face. It was incredibly comfortable and served me well! </p>