12.5 mile hike on Saturday from South Mesa which is about 8000 ft elevation near the LaSal mountains to Rill Creek which is in the 4000 ft range. There is a big difference in climates as you travel down.
A lot of Elk and Mule deer sign on South Mesa and I was lucky to find a Elk antler shed which I carried for over 10 miles.
Some of the trails had a lot of horse sign and you can see in the one photo why. Nice rock art panel about 2/3s of the way on the hike and weather was nice but a bit windy.
On the drive back down the mountain the deer were out in force eating fresh grass growing on the side of the road. You had to be careful not to hit any.
Long day but really fun hike

Peter