Alaska
ModerateArctic Circle Trail — Dalton Highway Finger Mountain to Coldfoot via Brooks Range Foothills
Arctic tundra. No cell. Two spare tires minimum.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Oregon
ModerateMalheur River Road — Drewsey to Beulah Reservoir via the Malheur Canyon Desert Gorge
Oregon's forgotten basalt gorge. No crowd. No service.
Colorado
ModerateHalfmoon Road to Champion Mill — Sawatch Range Timberline Circuit via Twin Lakes
Between Colorado's two tallest peaks.
USA
ModerateRimrock Lake to Tieton River Gorge — Wenatchee High Divide Backcountry Road
Dry-side Cascades ridgeline above the Tieton canyon.
Idaho
ModerateLolo Pass to Powell Ranger Station — Clearwater High Divide Road
Lewis and Clark's nightmare route — still not easy.
Montana
ModerateSawmill Road to Elkhorn Hot Springs — Beaverhead Mountains Desert Spine via Polaris
Earn your soak in the Beaverheads.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road — Pinedale to Big Sandy Lodge via the Wind River High Desert Bench
Wyoming's backdoor to the Winds.
California
ModerateBorrego Mountain Wash to Arroyo Salado — Anza-Borrego Badlands Desert Circuit via Seventeen Palms
Badlands, palms, and painted clay at the edge.
California
ModerateHole-in-the-Wall Road — Mid Hills to Wildhorse Canyon via Black Canyon Wash
Volcanic desert bench between two iconic camps.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Wade Lake via Centennial Valley Rim
Montana's forgotten ridge above the Centennial wild.