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04781-entering-death-valley-178-800px.jpg  Looking back down Highway 178 to verify that I really am risingThumbnailsI coast down a slight hill on Highway 178 into Greenwater Valley Looking back down Highway 178 to verify that I really am risingThumbnailsI coast down a slight hill on Highway 178 into Greenwater Valley Looking back down Highway 178 to verify that I really am risingThumbnailsI coast down a slight hill on Highway 178 into Greenwater Valley Looking back down Highway 178 to verify that I really am risingThumbnailsI coast down a slight hill on Highway 178 into Greenwater Valley Looking back down Highway 178 to verify that I really am risingThumbnailsI coast down a slight hill on Highway 178 into Greenwater Valley

... however, there's no one around to witness the warm welcome bestowed upon me.

The crest of this hill on Highway 178 sits at about 2200 feet elevation. When I left Shoshone an hour or so ago, the elevation was just under 1600 feet.