Colorado
DifficultSawmill Road to Blanco Peak — San Luis Valley to Conejos Canyon via Conejos River Road
Southern Colorado's forgotten canyon run to the high country.
Feature: Camping
California
DifficultCoyote Wells to McCain Valley — Anza-Borrego Desert East Bench via In-Ko-Pah Mountains
Desert bench run where California turns Sonoran.
South Dakota
ModerateLonesome Highway — Needles Highway to Wind Cave via Custer State Park Backcountry
Granite tunnels, bison, and Black Hills sky above the needles.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via Shell Creek Road
Wyoming's west face drop from high timber to desert basin.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Rock Springs to Fort Piute via Mojave Desert Water Holes
Old Army road through the Mojave's driest miles.
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Kaibab Plateau North Rim Backcountry via Jacob Lake and Crazy Jug Point
North Rim rim — no crowds, just canyon.
Alaska
DifficultNellie Juan to Whittier — Chugach National Forest Turnagain Pass Backcountry Circuit
Chugach backcountry — moose country runs deep.
California
ExpertWaucoba-Saline Valley Road — Inyo Mountains Crest to Saline Valley Hot Springs via Steel Pass
Steel Pass into Saline: earn your soak.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Garfield Peak Road to Red Canyon via Bryce Canyon Backdoor
Bryce's back door through Red Canyon hoodoos.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Wind River Basin Rim
Gros Ventre canyon — geology, history, and solitude.