California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Piute Spring, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon
Army camels, lava fields, 140 miles of honest desert.
Feature: Water Crossings
Agadez Region
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Timia Oasis via the Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Volcanic Sahara. Tuareg country. Expedition only.
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Central Segment — Globe to Payson via the Mazatzal Mountains and Tonto Rim
Mazatzal backcountry — rim rock and long views.
New Mexico
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silver City to Reserve via the Mogollon Mountains High Divide
Mogollon ghosts, Gila pines, zero cell service.
Costa Rica
ExpertRuta de los Conquistadores — Puerto Limón to Puntarenas via the Costa Rican Mountain Spine
Caribbean to Pacific. Jungle, altitude, mud, repeat.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Alpine to Lordsburg via the New Mexico High Desert Divide
Gila desert tracks and border country silence.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau (Full Traverse)
Gravel, tundra, and the Arctic Circle.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Robbinsville to Murphy via the Snowbird Mountain Connector
Snowbird ridges, creek crossings, and zero cell bars.
Ethiopia
ExpertSimien Mountains High Road — Debark to Ras Dashen Base Camp via the Ethiopian Roof Escarpment
Ethiopia's escarpment edge — geladas, cliffs, and sky.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Piute Spring, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (Night Sky Variant, West-to-East Return)
140 miles of Mojave history and volcanic grit.