Way above Albuquerque, this machinery keeps the Sandia Peak Tram moving up and down the mountain. You can see another view of the structure on the Tram Cam.

I’d explain how all this works, only I don’t really know. I could ask a certain civil engineer of my acquaintance, but his explanations tend to be rather lengthy. (I once asked him, as we were leaving the house for a one-hour drive to my grandfather’s house, to explain pre- and post-stressed concrete. He was just winding up the lecture as we pulled into my grandfather’s driveway. At least it wasn’t a FIVE hour trip…..)

above Albuquerque
photographed 11.2.2012