Nevada
DifficultToiyabe Crest Trail Road — Arc Dome Wilderness Approach via Kingston Canyon
Nevada's forgotten alpine crest via canyon backdoor.
Surface: Gravel
Montana
ModerateRimrock Road — Breaks of the Missouri Backcountry via Blaine County
Lewis and Clark's river, from the top down.
USA
DifficultThorofare Road — Yellowstone’s Most Remote Backcountry Drive via Bridger-Teton
Edge of the lower 48's last true wilderness.
Arizona
ModerateBackway to Canyon de Chelly — Rim Road to Spider Rock Overlook via South Rim Drive
Living canyon. Eight thousand years of story.
Nevada
ModerateBunker Hill Road to White Pine Creek — Snake Range Remote Backcountry
Bristlecone country and mining ghosts above Great Basin.
Colorado
ModerateFlattop Mountain Road — Uncompahgre Plateau High Country Traverse
80 miles of mesa-top solitude above canyon country.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork Approach via Benchmark
Gateway gravel into the heart of the Bob Marshall.
Alaska
DifficultNome Creek Road — White Mountains National Recreation Area Arctic Loop
Subarctic tundra loop with real Alaska teeth.
Colorado
ModerateGlacier Gorge to Longs Peak Trailhead — Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Road
The original road over the Rockies.
USA
DifficultNolan Creek Road to Mount Nebo Summit — Wasatch Plateau High Road via Juab County
Wasatch's highest summit, earned not gifted.