California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (Westbound Classic Dry Run)
Wagon ruts, desert springs, and open Mojave sky.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Tunnel Creek to Windjana Gorge via Napier Range Limestone Corridor (Dry Season Southern Entry)
Devonian reef walls and Jandamarra's ghost.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Fort McPherson to Inuvik via the Peel Plateau and Arctic Red River Ferry
Ferries, plateau, and the Arctic edge. No shortcuts.
Argentina
ModeratePaso Pehuenche — Talca to Paso Pehuenche via Laguna del Maule and the Andean Volcanic Divide (Chile Side Full Run)
Volcanic caldera crossing the Andes rarely see.
Nevada
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Ely to Eureka via the Nevada Basin and Range High Desert
Ninety miles of honest Nevada nothing.
USA
ModerateCascade Wonderland Highway — White Pass to Packwood via FR 52 and the Goat Rocks Wilderness Fringe
Cascade high country without the crowds.
Brazil
ModerateTranspantaneira Highway — Porto Jofre to Poconé via the Pantanal Wetland Corridor (Southbound Return)
Jaguar road. 122 bridges. Zero guarantees.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall via Wild Horse Canyon and Black Canyon Road (Interior Loop)
Volcanic rings, Joshua trees, and zero cell bars.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Adcock Gorge via Imintji and Barnett River Station (Classic Central Traverse)
Kimberley corrugations, gorges, and a sky full of stars.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (West-to-East Night Run)
America's oldest desert road. Better after dark.