Day 8

I woke up eagerly this morning, waiting patiently for the long hike of the trip.  We drove over gates pass to Saguaro National Park, and parked at our trail head.  DA said this would be a harder hike with some steeper uphill climbs, this was an understatement for the first part of the hike.  We took a wrong turn at the start of the hike and ended walking up a creek bed.  We traveled about 400 meters and stumbled upon a 20 foot high rock face.  I took the liberty to try and find a way up and see if the bed continued on.  I happened to find a way up and over the wall to find that the creek bed did continue.  However, DA decided that it was the wrong way we should head back to find the trail head.  As we headed back down the bed, we found the actual entrance to the trail head and this time we were on the right path.  As we ascended up the mountain the view got better and better as we moved up.  We reached the summit and had a fast delicious lunch.  The walk back down was a lot faster and a little bit scarier.  However I loved the hike and would go on it again and again.  We got back to the hotel and it was time for dinner.  I, Coty, Ian, and DA went to a fabulous sushi bar to eat.  I ordered three rolls of sushi including a Vegas Roll, Philadelphia Roll, and Spicy Tuna Roll.  The food was great and after eating we continued to talk to DA about pretty much everything.  This was an amazing talk and I really got to know everyone much better.   We got back to the hotel after eating and I was stuffed so I went to bed and got ready for the next day.