I was looking at diddidit's routeslip routes and saw his for Death Valley. Take a look at that elevation chart!!!

What you can't see in this map and elevation grid is the dry heat, the salt crusting on your eyelashes, nor the long stretches of road with NOTHING (and I'm not kidding - NOTHING!) in sight.

Maybe Mike or someone who went to Whitefish last year can do a route for that ride.