After crossing the pass the trail drops steeply into the Pacaymayu River drainage.

Shortly after they left the lakeshore, the trail dropped into a stream bed, and the dogs lost the scent.

Then the trail dropped abruptly, down a series of rocky white-knuckle switchbacks.

"The trail drops away sharply here," I warned, describing what I saw in my mind's eye.

Then he set a slightly faster pace as the trail dropped into a set of tight switchbacks.

The trail dropped into an almost vertical run.

Now the trail dropped to the far side of the ridge.

The investigators followed a trail of blood drops into a small hallway that led to the kitchen.

The trail then drops back down to the resort.