▁east ▁of ▁the ▁campus , ▁reaching ▁to ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁Sand ia ▁Mountains , ▁was ▁sold ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁de als . ▁ ▁First ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁the ▁campus ▁to ▁Juan ▁Tab o ▁Bou lev ard ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁second ▁trust . ▁ ▁Later , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Al bu quer que ▁attempted ▁to ▁facil itate ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁remainder ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁by ▁putting ▁up ▁a ▁par king ▁gar age ▁as ▁coll ater al . ▁ ▁The ▁deal ▁fell ▁through ▁and ▁the ▁Academy ▁became ▁the ▁gar age ▁owner ▁while ▁still ▁retain ing ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁city ▁purchased ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁a ▁complex ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Academy ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Forest ▁Service . ▁The ▁City ▁paid ▁the ▁Academy ▁$ 2 3 . 9 ▁million , ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁bond ▁issue ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁temporary ▁ ¼ ▁percent ▁sales ▁tax . ▁The ▁City ▁retained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁ 6 4 0 ▁a cre ▁( 2 . 6   km ² ) ▁El ena ▁Gal leg os ▁Pic nic ▁Area / Al bert ▁G . ▁Sim ms ▁Park , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁the ▁Sand ias ▁at ▁the ▁mouth s ▁of ▁Bear ▁and ▁P ino ▁C any ons . ▁The ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁a cre ▁( 2 8   km ² ) ▁plus ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁purchase , ▁most ▁of ▁it ▁forest