Keeping Adventures Exciting: To Repeat or Seek New Challenges?

How many times is too many times to do a grueling hike or feat in 5 years? This 24+ mile journey was my 5th time in 5 years and it mentally defeated me. I found myself all too familiar with the path, the challenges, what was around the next bend… that it made it harder to push through, than times past when it was novel to me. I learned that as much as I love a place or anything, over-frequenting them heightens the challenge because the elements of thrill or unknown are gone. Boredom and a sense of regret of time ill spent creeps in (of course until you see the views again). I had planned to do a 5th R... Read more