Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau
Marco Polo's road. Still as hard as it ever was.
Feature: High Altitude
Colorado
ModerateCottonwood Pass Road — Buena Vista to Crested Butte via the Collegiate Peaks High Crossing
12,126 feet of Continental Divide gravel.
Antofagasta Region
DifficultSalar de Atacama Desert Circuit — San Pedro de Atacama to Paso Sico via the Atacama Salt Flat and Puna Volcanoes
Salt, flamingos, and 6,000-metre volcanoes.
Namibia
DifficultSossusvlei to Bullsport via Naukluft Desert Spine — Solitaire and Tsaris Pass
Dunes to gorges. Full Namib. No safety net.
Colorado
DifficultColorado BDR Southern Segment — Silverton to Chama via the San Juan Backcountry
San Juan high country, raw and unfiltered.
China
ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Lhasa to Shigatse via Yamdrok Lake and Karo La Glacier
Glacier at the roadside. Turquoise lake below. 5,000 m up.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei and Hidden Vlei via the Namib Dune Sea
900-year-old dead trees in the world's oldest desert.
Idaho
DifficultIdaho BDR Central Segment — Rogerson to Challis via the Snake River Plain and Lost River Range
Idaho's volcanic spine. Remote. No guardrails.
Namibia
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Sossus Dune Circuit — Sesriem to Sossus Vlei 4WD Track via Dead Vlei and Hidden Vlei
900-year-old ghosts in the world's oldest desert.
Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Sebha to Ubari via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes and Sand Sea Gateway
Turquoise crater lakes buried in the Sahara.