Ummelwane wase-Albuquerque ukuya eMpuma
Iintaba zeSandia zisezantsi kwidolophu yase-Albuquerque ngasempuma, ukubonelela ngeendawo ezintle kwaye indawo yokuthatha inxaxheba kuyo yonke intaba kufuneka inikezele, kodwa i-compass point. Nabani ohlala e-Albuquerque uyazi ukuba xa ukhangela ezintabeni, ukhangele empuma.
Iintaba zaseSandia zihle kakhulu. Igama elithi Sandia lithetha i-watermelon ngesiSpanish, kwaye xa ilanga likhanya ngokubhekiselele kwintshona yeentaba ekuphumeni kwelanga, i-pink hue iintaba zithatha ikhefu ngokungathandabuzekiyo sokuba kutheni i-watermelon yilizwi elikhethiweyo ukuchaza loo hue.
Zonke Ngeentaba zeSandia
Iintaba ziphakama ukuya kwii-10,678 kwiindawo eziphakamileyo kwiSandia Crest, eyaziwayo. I-Sandia Tramway ihamba ukusuka emanqeni ephakamileyo ephakamileyo kweso sixeko kwintshonalanga yentaba ye-2.6 ukuhamba ngeekhilomitha ukuya phezulu kwintaba. Iimbono ziyamangalisa, zihamba ngeekhilomitha ezili-11,000 zeekhilomitha ezili-1,9 ze-New Mexico. Kuphezulu kwendawo yokutya, kukho indawo yokutyela, isitishi sebalawuli esinolwazi oluguquguqukileyo, kunye neendlela ezidumileyo, ezithandwa ngabantu abahambahambayo. Ebusika, iNdawo yeSeria Peak Ski ivulekile ukukhwela i-ski, kwaye ifikeleleka kwi-tram okanye ngemoto ngasempuma kwintaba.
I-Sandias ihlala ngasempuma kwiphondo yaseRio Grande Rift , ekubeni yenziwe kwixesha elidlulileyo leenyanga ezili-10. Ziqukethe i-granite ebizwa ngokuba yi-Sandia granite, ephakanyiswe ngumlila kunye nesitye. I-granite yaseSandia ithola i-hue yayo ebomvu kwi-potassium feldspar amakristali ngaphakathi kwegranite.
I-Sandias ihambela enyakatho ukuya ngasezantsi malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-17 kwaye iyingxenye yamanqanaba eNtaba yaseSandia ne-Manzano. I-Manzanos ilala ngasezantsi kwe-Sandias, ihlukaniswe yiTijeras Canyon kunye nokupasa kwentaba apho i-Interstate 40 idlule khona, kunye ne-Route 66.
I-Sandias yindawo yokuzonwabisa yokuya kubahlali kunye neendwendwe.
Ebusika badonsa abasaqhwithi ukuya kwiintlambo zabo, kunye ne-snowboarders kunye namaqhwa . I-Sandia Crest Byway ithandwa ngabantu abahamba ngee-motorcyclists kunye nalabo baphuma kwi-drive epenic. Iindlela ezininzi eziwela iinqanaba zokudlala abagijimi kunye neebhayisiki. Abagibeli beRwala benza indlela yabo kwiindawo ezininzi zamadwala ebusentshona entshona. Nokuba baxhome i-gliders benze indlela yabo esuka entabeni kwimozulu efanelekileyo.
Iintaba zineendawo ezininzi zeepikiniki. I-Sandia Man Cave, elisondele kwidolophana yasePlacitas , ecaleni kweLas Huertas Canyon. Umqolomba uyindawo eyaziwayo kunye nokunyuka okulula.