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DifficultPismo Dunes to Oceano — Nipomo Mesa Coastal Sand Run
California's last driveable Pacific beach.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ExpertBighorn Basin Road — Death Valley to Eureka Valley via Hanging Rock Canyon
Death Valley's punishing northern secret.
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DifficultJawbone to Lake Isabella — Jawbone Canyon OHV Connector
Desert wash to Sierra foothills — earn every mile.
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ExpertDusy-Ershim Off-Highway Vehicle Route — Kings Canyon to Owens Valley Divide
Sierra's most brutal legal rock crawl, period.
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DifficultPuite Canyon Road — White Mountains to Volcanic Tablelands via Chalfant Valley
Eastern Sierra slot canyon meets volcanic moonscape.
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ModerateFish Creek Wash — Anza-Borrego Desert Slot Canyon and Badlands Circuit
Ancient seafloor, slot canyons, and deep desert sand.
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ModeratePinecrest Lake to Emigrant Wilderness Road — Stanislaus High Country Circuit
Sierra granite at 8,000 feet. No crowds.
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DifficultOwens Peak Wilderness Road — Indian Wells Valley to Chimney Peak via Nine Mile Canyon
Sierra meets Mojave in a canyon nobody knows.
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DifficultBradshaw Trail — Salton Sea to Colorado River Desert Crossing
Gold rush desert crossing, still unforgiving.
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ModerateMethuselah Road — White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Loop
Oldest trees on Earth. Bring your humility.