Sentence 1: Hiking was one of Sam's favorite activities. 
 Sentence 3: He started early in the morning to take advantage of the lovely day 
 Sentence 4:  At lunchtime, he stopped at a scenic overlook to eat his sandwich 
 Sentence 5:  The grand finale to the day was the beautiful sunset! 
 Option 1: He was greatly looking forward to going that day. 
 Option 2: He was just finishing up a great early morning hike.