Oregon
EasyLakeview to Glass Buttes — High Desert Obsidian Country Road
Obsidian hills, sage desert, and zero crowds.
Feature: Historic
California
ExpertInyo Mountains Wilderness Road — Cerro Gordo to Swansea via Saline Valley Overlook
Silver ghosts and shale shelves above Death Valley.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee Uplands Backcountry — Jordan Valley to Rome via Three Forks of the Owyhee
Oregon's emptiest canyon — go prepared or don't go.
California
ModerateOnion Valley to Horseshoe Meadows — Eastern Sierra High Country Traverse
Sierra fault scarp, Alabama Hills, no crowds.
Oregon
EasyFort Rock Valley Road — Christmas Valley to Fort Rock State Natural Area via High Desert Basin
A volcano rising alone from Oregon's ancient lake bed.
California
ModerateCougar Buttes Road — Johnson Valley OHV Area to Pioneertown via High Desert Bench
Mojave bench run to an outlaw film-set town.
Oregon
ModerateSheldon National Wildlife Refuge Loop — Nevada-Oregon High Desert Rim
Oregon's forgotten plateau. Pronghorn. Hot springs. No signal.
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Loop — Capitol Reef’s Remote Northern Circuit
Monoliths, mud, and a river ford nobody warns you about.
Oregon
DifficultRogue River Back Road — Prospect to Agness via Wild Rogue Canyon Rim
Wild Rogue canyon. One lane. No room for error.
USA
EasyTranscontinental Railroad Grade Road — Promontory Summit to Golden Spike NHS
Where the golden spike met the great desert.