Tennessee
DifficultBreaks of the Cumberland — Big South Fork Rim Road via Station Camp Ford and No Business Creek
Appalachian gorge ford country — remote and unforgiving.
Feature: Remote
USA
ModerateNebo Loop to Bear Canyon — Uinta National Forest Wasatch Plateau Backdoor via Birdseye Pass
Nebo's raw east face — shelves, shale, and desert views.
New Mexico
ModerateCoyote Ridge to San Pedro Parks — Santa Fe National Forest High Mesa Circuit via Nacimiento Peak
New Mexico's boggy subalpine mesa on FR 70.
USA
ModerateLaramie River Road to Twin Lakes — Medicine Bow National Forest Remote Valley Drive via Chambers Lake
Moose, meadows, and Medicine Bow solitude.
Montana
DifficultGates of the Mountains Road to Meriwether Canyon — Helena National Forest Missouri River Backcountry via Mann Gulch
Lewis and Clark country — above the limestone gate.
California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Trap Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Bench via Indian Wells Canyon
Sierra desert canyon — no pavement, no mercy.
California
ModerateLonesome Highway — Tioga Pass to Mono Lake via Saddlebag Lake Road and Lee Vining Canyon
Sierra crest to ancient sea in 75 miles.
USA
ModerateCoyote Gulch to Red Canyon — Grand Staircase Desert Bench via Hole-in-the-Rock Road
Sand, slickrock, and pioneer ghosts.
Texas
DifficultLonesome Highway — Trans-Pecos Desert Floor to Presidio via Pinto Canyon Road
Fifty miles of volcanic solitude in the Trans-Pecos.
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Road — Capitol Reef’s Remote North District via Hartnet Junction
Desert monoliths and river fords in Capitol Reef's wild north.