Colorado
ModerateBunker Hill Road to Slumgullion Earthflow — Gunnison Gorge Rim to Blue Mesa via Curecanti Backcountry
Deep San Juan canyon to a forgotten wilderness rim.
Feature: Remote
Texas
ModerateBrokeoff Mountains to Cornudas — Guadalupe Escarpment Desert Back Road via Salt Flat
West Texas playa crossing to volcanic plugs.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Centennial Valley via Snowline and Wade Lake
Montana's quiet plateau above the swan valley.
New Mexico
DifficultSawmill Road to Gila Lower Box Canyon — Mogollon Rim Desert Gorge via Apache Creek
Basalt walls, river crossings, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road to Fisher Towers — Colorado River Red Rock Canyon Bench
Red canyon, creek crossings, tower country.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Comb Ridge to Cedar Mesa via Moki Dugway Backdoor and Valley of the Gods Loop
No guardrails. No tour buses. No apologies.
USA
ModerateChimney Rock Road to Vedauwoo — Wyoming High Plains Granite Spine via Pole Mountain
Granite domes and big Wyoming sky.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sunstone Playa to Desert Creek via Warner Valley Rim
Dig gems, see pronghorn, find nobody.
Arizona
DifficultCoyote Hills to Vekol Valley — Sonoran Desert Wilderness Floor via Vekol Wash
Saguaro walls and deep sand — bring your A-game.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sourdough Road to Benchmark via Rocky Mountain Front
Where the Rockies hit the plains hard.