Murphy Point and Murphy Basin

This was the view from our campsite in the Island of the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. We had backpacked in to Murphy Point and day-hiked down to the basin below. That was another grueling descent of 1600 feet (488 m) over one mile (1.6 km). Back up was even more difficult! We had a lot of wind during the night, though very little rain, and my wife and I, sleeping under the stars (our daughter had the tent) were covered with dust in the morning.