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when i was out west last year, the palm springs aerial tramway was closed while they were putting new cars on it. with the old cars, you had to just fight your way from side to side to see everything. now, the floor rotates, and you get moved around to see the view from all sides.

so, i signed up to take the trip; they bussed a hundred or so of us over from the riviera, and up we went. it's a hell of a thing. the cars can hold 80 people, and they climb 5,873 feet in the course of the trip. i didn't take my camera because i knew i could steal these shots from tim. :)

here we are (ok, he is) taking off.