Oregon
DifficultOwyhee Uplands Backcountry — Jordan Valley to Rome via Three Forks of the Owyhee
Oregon's emptiest canyon — go prepared or don't go.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
USA
DifficultSquaw Flat to Confluence Overlook — Needles District Canyon Country Bench Road
Slickrock and sand to where two rivers collide.
USA
DifficultMuddy Creek Canyon Road — San Rafael Swell Slot to Factory Butte via Muddy Creek
Slot canyon mud and badlands — earn every mile.
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Loop — Capitol Reef’s Remote Northern Circuit
Monoliths, mud, and a river ford nobody warns you about.
Oregon
DifficultRogue River Back Road — Prospect to Agness via Wild Rogue Canyon Rim
Wild Rogue canyon. One lane. No room for error.
California
DifficultCoyote Flat Road — Big Pine to Coyote Flat via Westgard Pass Divide
Owens Valley to alpine silence at 11,000 feet.
USA
DifficultChicken Creek Canyon to Pine Valley — Tushar Mountains High Road
Utah's forgotten alpine spine above 12,000 feet.
California
DifficultMendocino County’s Bloody Rock Road — Elk Mountain to High Valley via Snow Mountain Wilderness Edge
Coast Range backcountry with a name that fits.
California
DifficultChimney Rock to Junction City — Trinity Alps Backcountry High Road
Granite ridgelines, ghost mines, zero crowds.
California
DifficultPismo Dunes to Oceano — Nipomo Mesa Coastal Sand Run
California's last driveable Pacific beach.