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Today we went to tour MMT. It was remarkable how large the telescopes actually were. What was even more remarkable is how they managed to get the 8.5m mirror up the steep winding mountain roads. In the visitor center the coolest display by far was the pop can display. It showed what a pop can will weigh on each of the planets. When we were looking at the MMT telescopes we had a change to stand on a platform behind it and see ourself projected on the 10m telescope. After we got back for the evening we decided to go an Irish pub for dinner. We learned a couple things while we were there. We learned how to play the YOUR TEAM game and that Erin loves french fries hahaha.

1-15
Today we went to the mirror lab at the University of Arizona. Before we even got in to the mirror lab I notiiced that it was underneath the football stadium which I thouhgt was pretty cool. We got to the the whole process for making the mirrors which was remarkable. The oven for the mirrors were huge and it was just crazy how much the big mirrors weighed and how they were moved from place to place. I really underestimed the time it took for the mirrors to be completed. It takes around 8 years to fully finish a mirror and ship it out. After the mirror lab we went out to dinner and to the opera. Dinner was fantastic but I was not sure what to expect about the opera. It turned out not to be that bad.

1-16
The big hike was today. We went to Saguaro National Park and hiked to the highest peak in the park. The trail was 3.5 miles to the top so it was a 7 mile hike in total. It started out failry flat and got a little rougher as we got higher. From the top of the mountain you could see all over the valley and it looked beautiful. On the way down Adam and I decided to book it. We took off and were going very fast. Not to long into it we discovered that certain rocks allowed you to slip and almost fall off the mountain haha. Adam did a remarkable job at catching himself before falling to his death, which we decied would suck becuase the only thing to grab onto were cacti. When I took the lead from Adam I almost got us lost. I decided that a wash was part of the trail so we hiked that for a little before Adam realized the trail was about 5feet to our right. I got extremelty sun burnt becuase i was trying to get a tan. After the hike we went to a gas station to get drinks so we didnt die. It turned out to be a great trip for Erin and Isa becuase they almost got new boyfriends. Then we came back to our motel where we showered and rested a bit. Later that night we stole a car to go out. We ended up going to Subway and got some delcious subs. When we got back to the motel we had a very long and interesting talk about the pottery we saw the other day with Indiana Patrick. After the talk we went on a walk around the motel. Isa wanted to go around 100 times, which was totally ridiculous but we ended up going around 27 times so we got pretty close. After the walk was over we went back to our rooms for bed but before we went to bed Adam Isa Erin and I had a couple of great group hugs.