Random thought for the day today (along with pictures), aerial trams and gondolas! I have been to a few of these over the years, often you will find them at ski areas and amusement parks but the ones I would like to highlight offer scenic escapes. Here is a picture of a gondola ride I have been on at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida to begin. Though not as scenic as some of the other ones it does allow riders to see the African Plain and their collection of African animals.
Next is the Teleferiqo in Quito, Ecuador. This gondola takes 40 minutes and rises to over 13000 feet in elevation. The rise from the bottom to the top is over 4500 feet in elevation.
Here is one in Hong Kong I have not been on but I have seen and have friends who have ridden it. A month or so after my friends rode it there was an accident when one of the gondolas fell, luckily no one was inside it at the time. 
The final one for today is the Cableway at Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Here is a picture of mine looking at one of the vehicles. There are two vehicles at a time, one going up and one going down. They hold 65 people in each and the floor rotates 360 degrees so everyone gets to see the entire view on each trip.
This picture you can see both cars in transit.
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