Colorado
DifficultWeminuche Wilderness Approach — Elk Creek to Piedra River via Missionary Ridge
Burned ridgelines and wild cutthroat water.
Feature: Historic
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Sequoia National Park’s Switchback Gauntlet
698 curves into the Sierra's most remote valley.
USA
ModerateCoyote Buttes North — The Wave Permit Road
Lottery-gated slickrock in the Vermilion Cliffs.
Colorado
ExtremeBlack Bear Pass Road — Silverton to Telluride via the Jaw-Dropper
Colorado's most notorious shelf road. One way down.
Colorado
ExpertImogene Pass Road — Ouray to Telluride via the High San Juans
13,114 feet of pure San Juan exposure.
Oregon
EasyLakeview to Glass Buttes — High Desert Obsidian Country Road
Obsidian hills, sage desert, and zero crowds.
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.