2017 Fall Trip - Albuquerque, NM

On Thursday we moved southeast to outside of Albuquerque.  It was a short trip and we were set up in our new camp by noon.

Turquoise Trail RV Park

After parking we headed in to town to shop at Costco, Walmart and the RV parts store. Then it was time to be tourists.  We headed to the Sandia Peak Tram.

The Sandia Peak Tramway is outside of Albuquerque, on the west side of the Sandia Crest.  It stretches from the northeast edge of town to the crestline and has the world’s third longest single span tramway.  It opened in 1966.

 The views are awesome

 The trip takes about 15 minutes

 The tram is on the west side of the crest, and this ski area is on the east side.  The fire nearby is the cause of the haze.

 We spent some time just taking in the view

 There used to be a restaurant at the top, but it has been torn down, with the replacement due to open next fall.

It was a very fun ride!!

It was really cold when we got up on Friday morning. We waited until it warmed a bit before taking our morning walk. Then we headed out on a short ride. We took SR 14 north to the Sandia Crest Scenic Biway, SR 165.   This took us past the ski area we had seen the day before and up to the Sandia Crest a bit north of where we had been at the top of the tram.

 It was still smokey in the valleys

 The view to the east

We went back down to SR 14 and continued north towards Santa Fe before we turned east, and then south again. At 150 miles, not the longest ride, but it was so cold that I didn't mind calling it a short day! 

Saturday is the first day of a 2 day drive that should put us in eastern Oklahoma at the Grand Lake of the Cherokees on Sunday afternoon.  We plan to stay a few days and do some riding!  I hope to have some more pictures by then.