Its been another exciting week for us in the ABQ! We have both been super busy, as always. Neal, with school...and me with several photo shoots! But more on that later. Thursday, we were able to experience the Sandia Peak Tram. Remember all those mountains to the East? Yeah, we went to the top! The Sandia Tram is basically a little box that shuttles people up the mountain on a cable - yep, just dangling all the way up! Not only that, but the Sandia Tram is the world's longest tram and ascends about 4,000 ft in 15 min. The final destination is the peak at 10,378 ft. The view was absolutely breathtaking.
This adventure began when we headed to the mountain around 6 pm, hoping to catch the sunset and some city lights on the way back down. We found the tram, checked in, and soon after - we boarded!
And then...We finally made it to the top! And yes..that is snow! It is generally 30 degrees colder on top of the mountain. It was 60 deg. that day so it was about 30 deg. at the top. The East side of the mountain is still completely snow covered, in several feet of snow. That is the snow skiing side - as you can see from the ski lifts...
For our nephews: Clayton and Levi!
While waiting for the ride back down, we grabbed a bite at High Finance - the restaurant at the top of the mountain AND happens to be the highest elevated eating establishment in North America at 10,378 ft! Let's just say that one beer I had up there was all i needed...
So then it was time to go back down..
So there we are! We made it back and as you can see...the view was AMAZING! We hope to go back again before we leave..possible a night ride so we can catch more of the city lights!
Moving on with the week, I have been very fortunate and have had the opportunity to work with an amazing photographer this week. We have done a couple shoots, Tuesday in the studio and Sunday was on location. I am so excited to see the photos! We have definitely had fun and I know they will be great! But what truly made the shoot Sunday great was where we were shooting. We headed out to the Ojito Wilderness - about 30 minutes North of ABQ. It was an early day, beginning with me getting up at 5 am to meet the crew at 6 am to get on location at 7 am. I have to say it was totally worth getting to see the sunrise in the actual wild desert. It was truly one of the most oddly beautiful and amazing places I have ever been.
This photo is to show how big this rock formation really is, compared to the equipment. This is where we shot most of the stuff. Some of the shots were on top of this rock - we had to constantly climb up and down it all day!
See that curve at the base of the second rock? This is the view behind it from there...
On a side note...at 5-7 am this time of year, it's about 40 degrees. It was soooo cold!! But when the sun came up it got hot. fast. Around the 80's I believe. The sun is so hot here, let's just say I got SCORCHED! Makes for a nice tan though. :)
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