Murphy Trail

One of our hikes in the Island of the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park took us down this steep cliff. We dropped nearly 1000 feet (300 m) in less than a mile (1.5 km) and then, of course, when finished with our hike had to climb up again. The trail was the Murphy Trail which started on the mesa above and dropped down into Murphy Basin. The photo shows the area we descended though the trail is not itself visible.