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Back on Highway 190, I begin the slow descent to Death Valley Junction some 15 miles further and 1000 feet lower

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dvj-000013-me-dvj-descent.jpg Interesting earth piles in front of the Resting Springs Range along Highway 127ThumbnailsLeaving Zabriskie PointInteresting earth piles in front of the Resting Springs Range along Highway 127ThumbnailsLeaving Zabriskie PointInteresting earth piles in front of the Resting Springs Range along Highway 127ThumbnailsLeaving Zabriskie PointInteresting earth piles in front of the Resting Springs Range along Highway 127ThumbnailsLeaving Zabriskie PointInteresting earth piles in front of the Resting Springs Range along Highway 127ThumbnailsLeaving Zabriskie Point

I had a light tailwind during the entire climb out of Death Valley, but up at the summit, the wind has changed direction and now I have a light headwind. I have to pedal to get any speed at all on this slow downhill.