DAY 11: SANDIA CREST DRIVE (NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE)


(1) ASSAULTING SANDIA PEAK; HIGHEST MOUNTAIN POINT IN SOUTHWEST. 

And

(2) NOSHING WITH BIKERS AND BELLY DANCERS. Fresh pizza, beer and belly dancing for all. 

[near Albuquerque NM]

SANDIA CREST is a drive tour— up the highest mountain peak in the Southwestern USA (we were told) about 2.5 miles high.

It takes a few hours because you stop and go out to observation points.


Crest map


Sasha takes up an observation positionnn in preparation for assaulting the Sandia

There is an old house built of bottles and cement that has become TINKERTOWN. It’s a junk tourist Mecca. 🥺😶💰

That’s one stop for gee-dunk and curios-Junkaroo  There were some good people watching venues.  As well.



Tinker town tourist trap. Hilarious!



Looking down on Albuquerque from several miles down and out



TINKERTOWN  



More shots from Crest 



On the other side of the peak / Crest drop off 



Mechanized fortune telling. Guaranteed for life 🤞🙄


Marlene Ganders and Struts in TINKERTOWN 


Dinner  was at an old hippy, Native American, Mexican, yuppie hole-in-the-wall local brewery. Ratty and cool. The ‘vibe’ was total acceptance and shared laughter. Great fresh pizza, beer, cider, root beer. Delish

and…of course, the ubiquitous Belly 💃 Dancing 

Marlene awaiting our “Margarita Pizza”


Belly dancers taking a beer break 💃😶🥺





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