California
DifficultWaypoint to Wildrose Peak — Death Valley’s Charcoal Kilns and Panamint Crest Road
Kilns, crest, and Death Valley solitude.
Feature: High Altitude
Arizona
DifficultSawmill Canyon to Mount Lemmon — Santa Catalina Mountains Back Road
Desert floor to pine summit the hard way.
Idaho
DifficultLolo Motorway — Lewis and Clark’s War Road Across the Bitterroots
100 miles on the ridge Lewis and Clark barely survived.
Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the Alpine Loop
12,620 feet of raw San Juan shelf road.
Colorado
ModerateBowen Gulch to Grand Ditch Road — Never Summer Mountains Wilderness Edge Traverse
Hand-dug canal road above 10,000 feet. Moose country.
Nevada
DifficultToiyabe Crest Trail Road — Arc Dome Wilderness Approach via Kingston Canyon
Nevada's forgotten alpine crest via canyon backdoor.
Nevada
ModerateBunker Hill Road to White Pine Creek — Snake Range Remote Backcountry
Bristlecone country and mining ghosts above Great Basin.
Colorado
ModerateFlattop Mountain Road — Uncompahgre Plateau High Country Traverse
80 miles of mesa-top solitude above canyon country.
Texas
ExpertCerro Castellan to Solitario Overlook — Big Bend Backcountry West Road via Fresno Canyon
Volcanic caldera country at the edge of the known.
Colorado
ModerateGlacier Gorge to Longs Peak Trailhead — Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Road
The original road over the Rockies.