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: High Altitude
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Kaibab Plateau North Rim Backcountry via Jacob Lake and Crazy Jug Point
North Rim rim — no crowds, just canyon.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Garfield Peak Road to Red Canyon via Bryce Canyon Backdoor
Bryce's back door through Red Canyon hoodoos.
Colorado
ModerateWagonwheel Gap to Bristol Head — South Fork Rio Grande High Basin via Creede Backcountry
Bristol Head and silver ruins above the Rio Grande.
USA
DifficultPoverty Canyon to Poison Spider Mesa — Moab’s West Side Slickrock Circuit via Gold Bar Rim
Slickrock, canyon drop-offs, and zero excuses.
Alaska
ModerateGold Creek Road to Hatcher Pass Summit — Talkeetna Mountains Alaska Subalpine Spine
Alaska high country above the treeline.
Colorado
ModerateSunwapta Falls Road to Poboktan Pass — Jasper Backcountry South via Brazeau River Divide
Lava caps and elk country above the Yampa.
California
ModerateBunny Flat to Deadfall Lakes — Trinity Alps High Road via Scott Mountain Summit
Granite, cold lakes, zero crowds — Trinity Alps.
USA
ExpertPorcupine Rim Road — Castle Valley to Negro Bill Canyon via Colorado River Benchlands
Moab's most exposed rim-to-river descent.
Colorado
ModerateLonesome Highway — Ouray County Road 10 to Owl Creek Pass via Cimarron River Canyon
The San Juan pass the crowds forgot exists.