I was happily and willingly indoctrinated at the Claremont Graduate University in a learning theory known as Piaget’s Constructivist Theory. It states that as people experience their world they incorporate new information into their pre-existing knowledge. This is achieved by making new connections between what is already known and what is new. Making new connections […]

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With my next hike I will have completed the goal of hiking every inch of the John Muir Trail. I realize now that this has been a somewhat selfish pursuit. It is during times like these that I am wont to consult my “Karma Meter”. You have a “Karma Meter” too. Allow me to explain […]

Read more "And Now A Special John Muir Trail Report: “Karma” (June 5, 2022)"

Greetings readers! Welcome to the final Trail Report! With the completion of the above hike, I have now set foot on each and every section of the John Muir Trail (JMT). What took The Niece less than three weeks and 235 miles took me (her uncle) three summers and 400 miles. I would not have […]

Read more "A Final John Muir Trail Report: “Wrapping Up with The Niece and The Neighbor” (June 14, 2022)"