California
DifficultCoyote Flat to Poleta Canyon — White Mountain Desert Transition Bench
High bench, limestone canyon, zero crowds.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Montana
DifficultPTarmigan Tunnel Road — Many Glacier to Belly River via Swiftcurrent Ridge
Glacier's forgotten back door into Belly River.
Montana
DifficultGunsight Pass Road — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork to Spotted Bear via Flathead Divide
Where the pavement quits and the Bob begins.
Montana
DifficultLonesome Lake Road — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork Approach via Benchmark
Grizzly country ridgeline above the Swan Valley.
USA
DifficultChimney Rock Road — Owl Creek Mountains Desert Basin to Medicine Wheel Sanctuary
Sacred ridge above the Bighorns.
USA
DifficultComb Ridge to Butler Wash Ruins — Bears Ears Cedar Mesa Backcountry Circuit
Ancient ruins on a razor-edge ridge road.
Colorado
DifficultWeston Pass Road — South Park to Arkansas River Valley via Historic Mining Divide
Silver-era freight road over a forgotten divide.
Nevada
DifficultCalico Mountains Wilderness Loop — Black Rock Desert Rim to High Rock Canyon
Volcanic walls, playa dust, and zero cell bars.
Colorado
DifficultLonesome Lake Trail — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork Approach via Benchmark
Engineer Pass: where the shelf road gets serious.
California
DifficultWaypoint to Wildrose Peak — Death Valley’s Charcoal Kilns and Panamint Crest Road
Kilns, crest, and Death Valley solitude.