This tramway is billed as the “World’s Longest Tramway” and, as none of us had been before, we went together to the top of the 10,378 feet high mountain.
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| looking down on Albuquerque through the tram's tinted glass window |
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| over the ridge on the Sandia Peak arial tram |
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| Melita, Ellen and Tim on the tram |
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| one of the trams at the top of the peak |
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| viewing platform and cables of arial tram |
The tram travels 2.7 miles quietly to the top of the peak where we could see a panoramic views of the area east to Albuquerque and the Rio Grande Valley. It took two years to construct back in 1964 and was manufactured by a firm from Switzerland.
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| view towards the west from the top of Sandia Peak |
The squirrel we saw had just popped in for a bite to eat in the building at the top. People can see a variety of animals such as mule deer, raccoons or even black bears; we saw a squirrel.
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| Abert's squirrel - the one with tufted ears |
We returned to Moriarty and left a few days later. Part of the joy of RVing is making new friends and spending time with other special friends as we travel around the country.
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