California
ModeratePinecrest Lake to Emigrant Wilderness Road — Stanislaus High Country Circuit
Sierra granite at 8,000 feet. No crowds.
Feature: Scenic
Oregon
EasyAshland Mountain to Dead Indian Memorial Road — Cascade-Siskiyou High Road Traverse
Three mountain systems collide on one road.
USA
ModerateBeef Basin Road — Bears Ears to Ruin Canyon via Elk Ridge
Ancient towers and canyon rims with no crowds.
California
DifficultOwens Peak Wilderness Road — Indian Wells Valley to Chimney Peak via Nine Mile Canyon
Sierra meets Mojave in a canyon nobody knows.
Oregon
ModerateHart Mountain to Frenchglen — Warner Valley Desert Rim Road
High desert rim, hot springs, and pronghorn country.
California
DifficultBradshaw Trail — Salton Sea to Colorado River Desert Crossing
Gold rush desert crossing, still unforgiving.
USA
ExpertCanyonlands Maze District — Flint Trail to Doll House
Utah's hardest gate into its wildest canyon.
USA
ModerateNotch Peak Road — House Range Desert Wilderness Approach
North America's biggest cliff. Zero crowds.
Oregon
ModerateLakeview to Fremont-Winema — Oregon Outback Volcanic Plateau Run
High desert Oregon. Big sky. Nobody watching.
California
ModerateMethuselah Road — White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Loop
Oldest trees on Earth. Bring your humility.