After actually going on my hiking adventure at Stone Mountain Park on October the eighth, I started to think about whether I should give it another try because, well, it fell through; however, I think the fact that it actually fell through made it a 'better" adventure. I believe the result was far more emotionally challenging than it would have been if things had gone according to plan.
Surprisingly, I was more satisfied with the over all result than I think I would have been if I had completed the adventure as planned. I made it up the mountain successfully, despite some issues with dealing with the height and feeling sick due to the physical challenges. Once I had reached the top of the mountain and it was time to hike back down, my adventure had fallen apart. The only thing I wish I could change about the adventure was my source of documentation; once everything had fallen apart, the whole act of documenting the adventure was simply forgotten about because of the events that took place at that time. Needless to say, that was quite disappointing.
Overall, I think the adventure went fairly well and I definitely achieved all of the aspects in my definition of a "psychological adventure." I was surprised at how well it all went and how much I had actually achieved. I wish I could explain more thoroughly and give more detail in this post, but then there would be nothing to share when it is time for the presentation I can't wait to share it all with you soon!
Very interesting thinking about this, Lindsey! I wonder how the adventure "fell through"? At times in this entry, it seems like the adventure didn't happen, and yet clearly you hiked the mountain, and at the end you're "surprised at how well it went." So it's not clear yet exactly what the outcome was. I see that you didn't want to give away details, which is fine--good choice actually. Perhaps greater clarity in your perceptions of what was achieved and what wasn't would help focus this writing.
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