Eliis Trail to Upper Tram Snowshoe Hike, Sandia Mountains, NM, 12/28/16

NM Mountain Club Wednesday hike: ~ 20 of us snowshoed from Ellis trail head onto Rocky Point Trail and zigzagged on and off the trail on powdery snow to Upper Tram.  

 Trudged over and under logs and low brush.

For those of you who have lived in Albuquerque for some time, do you recognize the High Finance Restaurant at the Upper Tram?  We found it gutted, apparently to make way for a new fancy establishment that will bring in plenty of tourists.

  

Setting off again after lunch from the ski area.  This time we made our way north of Ellis trail and stopped to admire the eastern views (See picture above.)