Where to start?!?! Antonio is probbaly one of the coolest people/guides you will ever meet or come across. Very friendly, funny and just and all around good dude. You can tell he loves his job and meeting new people and even sometimes for him probably making new friends. My boyfriend and I got lucky becasue this ended up being a private tour as we were the only two plus Antonio that happened to book on this particular day for the Intermediate hike At 12pm. For me I think it ended up being the more intense hike as we got more into the day with some of climbing and crawling we did.
Love Hikes will cater to your needs and go on a path that caters to you and your group specifically, so you dont feel overwhelmed or like you cant do something. Antonio our guide knew this state park inside and out and is prepared for an emergency if one does happen. He carries his own pack for safety as well. One big plus for me was the fact that Antonio took over 50 plus pictures for us and did so on his own. We didnt have to ask him to stop and take our picture. He just was happy to do so and even took some while we were in action that we didnt even know he was taking. Love Hikes provided us with water, gatorade and snacks, we happened to have brought our own as we had our own hiking packs, however it was nice that they kept the van full of healthy snacks and lots of drinks.
Myself and boyfriend still talk about this hike everyday and how we definitely will be doing it again with this company. I know my boyfriend defintely will be requesting Antonio again as they really had alot in common and just got along well. Overall we had an adventure of a lifetime, were taken off the normal trails, were exhausted when we got back to our hotel, brought some red sand home from our shoes and clothes, made a new friend and cannot wait to do it all over again next year :)