9am or so today found myself, Evan, and Iliya at the base of Sandia Crest about to attempt the hike to the peak. After 2 miles through the desert, another 7 or 8 to the peak 1.75 from there to the top of the tram and roughly 4,000 feet in elevation change, we then were trying to get our legs to work to get out of the seats our bodies had semi-permanently molded to and grab the tram back down. The High Finance restaurant at the top had sort of revived us with food and beer and Pat's tales of his 16 mile hike/run up to meet us had made us feel like we were ready to tackle the challenge of walking again. I definitely need to go do this again, and again until I can do it without stopping to catch my breath. 10,679 feet will take some getting used to!
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| The view from part way up |
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| Those are volcanoes in the distance |
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| There were a couple of rock climbers out. This peak would be quite a climb! |
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| Major farmers tan! |
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| On the tram, heading back down |
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| That green beltway is the Rio Grande |
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