The
Sandia Peak Tramway is located adjacent to Albuquerque,
New Mexico, USA. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to the
crest line of the Sandia Mountains and has the world's third longest single
span. It claims to be the world's longest aerial tramway. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
boarded the tram to see nature's beauty unfold as the tram ascended 2.7
miles to 10,378 feet for an 11,000 square mile view of New Mexico. |
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Below: The tram rose up the steep western face of the Sandias, giving
Lee and Karen Duquette a close-up view of red rocks and tall trees.
It was not a very sunny day, but the view was still beautiful.
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette reached
the top of Sandia Mountain and began their exploration by reading some
of the signs. |
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Below: From the observation deck at the
10,378-foot summit, Santa Fe can be seen to the northeast and Los Alamos
can be seen to the northwest, about 11,000 square miles of spectacular
scenery on a clear day; although there was a lot of haze in the air on
this date. |
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Below: A view of the ski lift on the back side of Sandia Mountain.
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette decided to explore one of the many trails
on the mountain.
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However, after walking to the very
first corner, Lee Duquette said he did NOT want to go any further on the
trail. So they went back to the observation deck without walking the trail.
Lee has decided that he did not like heights or being near the edge of
a cliff anymore. |
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Below: Karen Duquette quickly snapped a
few photos of the scenery from this advantage point just before the first
curve. Then the two RV Gypsies returned to the Observation Deck. |
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Below: Back at the observation deck, a tram was ready to make its
way down the mountain.
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Below: The tram looked smaller and smaller as it descended Sandia
Mountain.
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette took the next
tram down the mountain, and saw a bear and her cub making their way through
the trees. Actually, they just looked like two small black rectangles
in the woods because the tram was up so high. |
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Below; Upon arrival at the bottom and docking
on the bin (shown in the photo below), the tram operator explained that
the bin attaches to the bottom of the tram and that is how they bring
water to the top of the mountain each morning. |
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