I've been eyeing the La Sal range outside of Moab for some time. I took the small access road southeast out of Moab for a direct route up the closest mountain in the range, Tuk. At 12,240 feet it was a 6,000 foot climb on talus. I then headed south and ran over South Mountain, then back over Mt Peale the highest at 12,720, then over Mellenthin back into Moab. On the north coulier Peale I came up on some mountain goats and spent 30 minutes circling up from the downwind side to sit with them and watch for a while. Beautiful day, rough going with no trails on these peaks. Almost 8 hours to cover 23 miles.
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