Querky

Can you spell Albuquerque?  A comedian had a routine in which he commented on places with odd names, said the people who named this city couldn't spell very well, for some reason wanted to include 'queer' in the name, tried spelling it twice, failed both times, finally said ‘close enough.’  I can spell it myself - now - but it took awhile to nail it.  Besides being difficult to spell, it's got too many syllables so, when doing our trip planning, we nicknamed it Querky.  And to me, Querky it will always be.

We are in an RV park 10 miles west of downtown.   Elevation here is 5820’, which makes for cool nights (lows around 55) and warm days (highs around 85).  The city is in a valley, about 500’ lower in elevation.   We’ve been here 5 nights and will be here another 3.  It's been too windy to enjoy spending time outside.

The major sights here include Petroglyph Nat’l Monument and the Sandia Peak Tramway.  Here are pix.

Ducky petroglyph.

Couple of birds on the left, star on right.

The middle?  Beats me.

The cable wheels at the bottom of the Tramway.

The Sandia Peak Tramway is the world’s longest aerial tram, covering 2.7 miles while rising from the desert floor to the 10,378’ Peak.

The top of the Tramway, taken on the run as we rushed to catch the next cable car down.

We had a brew and chips at the restaurant at the top of Sandia Peak 

and this is the view from there. 

Querky with ascending cable car taken from our descending cable car.

Tom, a fraternity brother, and his wife, Martha, stopped by to visit on their way through.  They have a home in Casa Grande, AZ, but spend their summers with relatives in Michigan.  They were excited about touring Nashville before heading north to MI.