It seems that a consensus is growing for an East Mountain day trip that would include Sandia Crest and Madrid. My guess is that the trip would best be done on Sunday, the 25th. First stop would be Sandia Crest. From there the group would have two options. The "A" option would be to continue on to Madrid, and the "B" option would be to hike over to the tram station for a ride back down the mountain to Albuquerque. Some, like Roger who plan leaving on Sunday, might prefer the "B" option. Roger's second alternative might be to drive his car to/through Madrid and continue home via Santa Fe. Of course, he may just forego the Madrid trip altogether. What'a ya say, Rog?
Folks should be aware that there are other points of interest along the Turquoise Trail besides Sandia Crest and Madrid. Some additional information can be found in the following link. I wanted to give you the link to the Turqoise Trail Association, but for some reason their link isn't working today.
Turquoise Trail
I would suggest lunch in Madrid, and a return to Albuquerque in late afternoon. Dinner to be arranged somewhere in Albuquerque
not many good restaurants in the East Mountains.
Madrid, NM