Trybe13's Vacation pics 07
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:46 pm
Just thought I would share some of the pics from my vacation this year. We stayed in state this year and spent 5 days in Albuquerque, our state's largest city. There is so much to do that we may go again next year to do all the things we missed.
Enjoy!
Heading down the highway:
Nubreed taking a break while we have lunch:
Our fist excursion was to the Sandia Tramway. Here is the info on it:
SANDIA PEAK TRAMWAY
Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
In the Cibola National Forest
World’s longest passenger tramway
Total Horizontal Length: 2.7 miles
Total Vertical Rise: 3,819 feet
Elevation of Lower Terminal: 6,559 feet
Elevation of Tower One: 7,010 feet
Elevation of Tower Two: 8,750 feet
Elevation of Top Terminal: 10,378 feet
Height of Tower One: 232 feet - leans at an 18 deg angle
Height of Tower Two: 80 feet
Hourly Capacity: 220 passengers at 4 trips per hour
Average Number of Passengers Per Year: 275,000
Normal Speed: 12 mph or 20 feet per second
Maximum Clear Span Between 7,720 feet or 1 1/2 miles
Tower Two and Top Terminal: This is the 3rd longest clear span in the world.
Number of Tramcars: Two
Capacity of each: 55/50 with water tank
Weight of each tramcar empty: 8,000 pounds
Maximum Payload of each tramcar: 10,000 pounds
Water Tank Capacity: 1,000 gallons
New Tramcars Installed: May 17, 1986 for 20th Anniversary
New Track Cables Installed: April, 1997
The tramway was manufactured by Bell Engineering, Lucerne, Switzerland in 1964-66 at
a cost of 2 million dollars. It is a Double Reversible Jigback Aerial Tramway. Five
thousand helicopter trips were made during construction of Tower 2 and cable
installation.
Track Ropes: 4 each with a diameter of 40mm or 1 5/8 inches
Weight of Each: 52 tons
4 Track Cable Counterweights: 47 tons each (located at lower terminal)
Depth of counterweight pit: 70 feet
Haul Ropes: 1 haul rope and counter rope
Diameter of Haul Ropes: 32mm or 1 1/4 inches each weighing 17 tons
Main Power Unit: 600 HP DC Electric Winch Motor
Auxiliary Drive: 250 HP Ford Gasoline Engine
Approaching the Sandias. You can see tower one in the distance:
Watching others board the tram and their ascent:
And the landing:
Here we go on our way up:
Golf tee rock:
Looking out over the city:
This one's for the gearheads!
The Raglins atop the mountain:
I'm sure it's lovely up here in the winter, but summer shots are all you'll be seeing from this kid. LOL!
My youngest blossom, Aysia:
My oldest blossom, Michaela:
At least I thought so........:
........but she showed me the real deal! LOL!!:
What else would expect to find at the top of a mountain?!?!??! LOL!!!:
Cable sizes:
Perfect ending to a perfect day:
Next up, Pics from the zoo:
This one is for DL, Rebel, and Petey:
Capibara:
I was howling and got this wolf to howl back! Caught him mid howl!! HOWL cool is that?!??!?!?!
Man we must've hung out here for about 30-40 min. The polar bears are soooo cool and so was their habitat! (At least a 20* difference from the ambient air.)
My two desert blossoms riding on a camel:
Typical cats. LOL!
Wouldn't want to run across that out in the wilderness:
It's good to be da king! LOL!!
The one on the left is practicing be da stuff!
This caboose derailed while we were on it. It was taking us across town to the Aquatic/Botanical park, and Boom! We were derailed. When it happened the tension was pretty thick in the air, so I defused the situation by saying: "You know they're gonna blame it on the black, 400lb, giant that was riding in it!!" Everyone was laughing so hard that when the crew got back there one of them asked what we had been smoking!
Back on track. This is part of the botanical gardens. It struck me as odd that there were grapes growing on one side and cacti on the other:
She's in there feeding all the water breathing creatures; including the SHARKS!!!!
Wake up Poomba!! LOL!
Contemplating the philosophical side of life. LOL!!
Another beautiful sunset to cap another beautiful day:
These were taken while at Uncle Cliff's:
Yeah, you're sitting there all calm and serene for now:
Where's all that serenity now?!?!?!? LOL!
Who's cryin' now?!?!! LOL!
About to hit the coaster:
They got the first car:
From atop the log ride. Those are the same mountains we were on earlier in the week:
Right before the drop:
It was fun trying to time the shots just right:
On the way up:
And down we go. Everyone else looks so calm. My wife left her stomach at the top! LOL
She's gonna looks so good driving her Safari!
And some shots headin' home:
We also drove up to Santa Fe and that was fun, but most of the shots I got there are artsy-fartsy so I won't bore you with those. But doing the in state vacation was great! The cost on gas was way reasonable and there is so much to do in Albuquerque. There is also the Atomic Museum, Old Town, the Petroglyphs, and loads of other stuff. I want to go back up for the Balloon Fiesta, but it may have to wait until next year.
Hope you guys like the pics as much as I liked captioning and sharing them with you all.
Late,
trybe
Enjoy!
Heading down the highway:
Nubreed taking a break while we have lunch:
Our fist excursion was to the Sandia Tramway. Here is the info on it:
SANDIA PEAK TRAMWAY
Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
In the Cibola National Forest
World’s longest passenger tramway
Total Horizontal Length: 2.7 miles
Total Vertical Rise: 3,819 feet
Elevation of Lower Terminal: 6,559 feet
Elevation of Tower One: 7,010 feet
Elevation of Tower Two: 8,750 feet
Elevation of Top Terminal: 10,378 feet
Height of Tower One: 232 feet - leans at an 18 deg angle
Height of Tower Two: 80 feet
Hourly Capacity: 220 passengers at 4 trips per hour
Average Number of Passengers Per Year: 275,000
Normal Speed: 12 mph or 20 feet per second
Maximum Clear Span Between 7,720 feet or 1 1/2 miles
Tower Two and Top Terminal: This is the 3rd longest clear span in the world.
Number of Tramcars: Two
Capacity of each: 55/50 with water tank
Weight of each tramcar empty: 8,000 pounds
Maximum Payload of each tramcar: 10,000 pounds
Water Tank Capacity: 1,000 gallons
New Tramcars Installed: May 17, 1986 for 20th Anniversary
New Track Cables Installed: April, 1997
The tramway was manufactured by Bell Engineering, Lucerne, Switzerland in 1964-66 at
a cost of 2 million dollars. It is a Double Reversible Jigback Aerial Tramway. Five
thousand helicopter trips were made during construction of Tower 2 and cable
installation.
Track Ropes: 4 each with a diameter of 40mm or 1 5/8 inches
Weight of Each: 52 tons
4 Track Cable Counterweights: 47 tons each (located at lower terminal)
Depth of counterweight pit: 70 feet
Haul Ropes: 1 haul rope and counter rope
Diameter of Haul Ropes: 32mm or 1 1/4 inches each weighing 17 tons
Main Power Unit: 600 HP DC Electric Winch Motor
Auxiliary Drive: 250 HP Ford Gasoline Engine
Approaching the Sandias. You can see tower one in the distance:
Watching others board the tram and their ascent:
And the landing:
Here we go on our way up:
Golf tee rock:
Looking out over the city:
This one's for the gearheads!
The Raglins atop the mountain:
I'm sure it's lovely up here in the winter, but summer shots are all you'll be seeing from this kid. LOL!
My youngest blossom, Aysia:
My oldest blossom, Michaela:
At least I thought so........:
........but she showed me the real deal! LOL!!:
What else would expect to find at the top of a mountain?!?!??! LOL!!!:
Cable sizes:
Perfect ending to a perfect day:
Next up, Pics from the zoo:
This one is for DL, Rebel, and Petey:
Capibara:
I was howling and got this wolf to howl back! Caught him mid howl!! HOWL cool is that?!??!?!?!
Man we must've hung out here for about 30-40 min. The polar bears are soooo cool and so was their habitat! (At least a 20* difference from the ambient air.)
My two desert blossoms riding on a camel:
Typical cats. LOL!
Wouldn't want to run across that out in the wilderness:
It's good to be da king! LOL!!
The one on the left is practicing be da stuff!
This caboose derailed while we were on it. It was taking us across town to the Aquatic/Botanical park, and Boom! We were derailed. When it happened the tension was pretty thick in the air, so I defused the situation by saying: "You know they're gonna blame it on the black, 400lb, giant that was riding in it!!" Everyone was laughing so hard that when the crew got back there one of them asked what we had been smoking!
Back on track. This is part of the botanical gardens. It struck me as odd that there were grapes growing on one side and cacti on the other:
She's in there feeding all the water breathing creatures; including the SHARKS!!!!
Wake up Poomba!! LOL!
Contemplating the philosophical side of life. LOL!!
Another beautiful sunset to cap another beautiful day:
These were taken while at Uncle Cliff's:
Yeah, you're sitting there all calm and serene for now:
Where's all that serenity now?!?!?!? LOL!
Who's cryin' now?!?!! LOL!
About to hit the coaster:
They got the first car:
From atop the log ride. Those are the same mountains we were on earlier in the week:
Right before the drop:
It was fun trying to time the shots just right:
On the way up:
And down we go. Everyone else looks so calm. My wife left her stomach at the top! LOL
She's gonna looks so good driving her Safari!
And some shots headin' home:
We also drove up to Santa Fe and that was fun, but most of the shots I got there are artsy-fartsy so I won't bore you with those. But doing the in state vacation was great! The cost on gas was way reasonable and there is so much to do in Albuquerque. There is also the Atomic Museum, Old Town, the Petroglyphs, and loads of other stuff. I want to go back up for the Balloon Fiesta, but it may have to wait until next year.
Hope you guys like the pics as much as I liked captioning and sharing them with you all.
Late,
trybe
Next time we're in your area we'll definitly look you up. I'd love to do a month in NM. I'm sure there are some awesome places. Cherie has a real job that just won't let us do any more than a month and that time has to include travel.
It's just as easy for them to put it down as it is for me to lift it!! =D> =D>