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DifficultCoyote Hills to Jackass Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Traverse via Nine Mile Canyon
Sierra desert canyon few bother to find.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ModerateHazard Canyon to Montana de Oro Backcountry — Morro Bay to Islay Creek via Coastal Bench Road
Sea cliffs and creek crossings on California's wild coast.
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DifficultWaucoba Road to Eureka Dunes — Owens Valley to Death Valley’s Tallest Sand Dunes via Saline Valley Approach
700 feet of singing sand at the end of a brutal desert road.
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ModerateReyes Peak Road — Pine Mountain Club to Haddock Peak via Piedra Blanca Divide
SoCal's forgotten ridge road above the Cuyama.
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ModerateBrokeoff Mountain Road — Lassen Volcanic National Park Backcountry Approach via Mill Creek Summit
Volcanic weirdness on Lassen's forgotten south side.
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ModerateCoyote Dry Lake Playa Road — Lucerne Valley to Coyote Dry Lake via Rodman Mountains
Petroglyphs, basalt, and a ghost-white playa.
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DifficultLonesome Highway — Owens Valley Floor to Saline Valley via Waucoba Mountain
Over Waucoba into Death Valley's forgotten basin.
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ModerateCarrizo Plain Overlook Road — Temblor Range Crest to Soda Lake via Caliente Ridge
Fault lines, alkali flats, and zero crowds.
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ModerateRacetrack Valley Road — Death Valley’s Sailing Stones and Grandstand Playa Loop
Rocks that move. Roads that bite.
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ModerateNacimiento Lake to Pozo Summit — Los Padres Coast Range High Road
Los Padres ridgeline with zero cell bars and zero crowds.