The Manti–La Sal National Forest stretches from central Utah to southeastern Utah and into Colorado. The 1,413,111-acre forest contains the La Sal Mountains, which are the second highest mountain range in Utah, and parts of the forest are included in the Bears Ears National Monument.

The La Sal Mountains are lush with lakes, pine, aspen and evergreen trees, and wildlife and provide a stunning visual and climactic contrast to nearby Moab’s red rock canyons. In fact, the forest is a designated a Category V Forest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as a “protected management area” that “has built up a distinct and valuable ecological, biological, cultural, or scenic character.”

Given the stunning beauty of this area one might credibly wonder why the Forest........

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