Worlds longest cable car - tram
Our last night in Alququerque we went up one of the mountains north east of the downtown area. You ride the tram for 2,7 miles making it the longest in the world.
On our way to the top the tram operator gave us a tour of the nature area that we were passing over. Telling us about how high up we were, how they built the thing and the trails that people can hike back down if you don´t want to catch the tram.
We had brought a picnic that we ate on the top. Others just went to the restaurant that serve food up on the peak of Sandia Mountain. I was afraid of running into black bears but this quickly changed towards the end of our few hours visit on the top.
There were huge rain and thunder clouds coming in from two directions. At first we just watched them from a far distance but they grew close very very fast. I think Shie got a good picture of the lightning.
As we made our decent the sun had set. In the desert land… that means cold… when the storm is all around you that means 49 degrees F or 9 degrees C. That is a huge change from the hot desert walk we did earlier looking at the petroplyphs that day. I was in shorts and a t-shirt and we had to wait outside for about 30 minutes for our tram since everyone was lining up to get back down after the sunset.
Maxima said,
July 7, 2007 at 11:03 am
That is breathtakingly beautiful. How European of you to bring your own lunch
I bet the Americans thought you were brilliant. (Americans don’t have that “let’s pack a lunch” gene. They have the “let’s grab something to eat” gene.) Didn’t anyone tell you to bring an extra bag of Cheetos for the bears???
I am trying ot imagine that sunset in real life. It takes my breath away.
Johanna said,
July 7, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Absolutely marvelous pictures! I know you have been talking about having sort of an ocean theme in your bedroom with a huge picture of the ocean and some rocks framed over your bed, but seeing that sunset I can’t stop myself from encouraging you to re-think the ocean theme and choose that picture instead! Wow! It must have been amazing!
Irish said,
July 10, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Beautiful photos of your experiences here in the USA. I like your picnic thought. We always did picnics on travels…from my childhood, through travels in France with my children. Trams are fun, aren’t they. Have taken only one…in Colombia, South America to a beautiful church on a mountain top. Your ride was a very long one.
Hope that life in Sweden is going well for you both.