Oregon
ModerateDiamond Lake to Crater Lake North Rim — North Cascades High Road Circuit
Crater Lake's wild north rim. No guardrails.
Surface: Gravel
California
ModeratePinecrest Lake to Emigrant Wilderness Road — Stanislaus High Country Circuit
Sierra granite at 8,000 feet. No crowds.
Oregon
EasyAshland Mountain to Dead Indian Memorial Road — Cascade-Siskiyou High Road Traverse
Three mountain systems collide on one road.
Oregon
ModerateHart Mountain to Frenchglen — Warner Valley Desert Rim Road
High desert rim, hot springs, and pronghorn country.
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.
Oregon
ModerateCascade Lakes Highway Backcountry Spur — Crane Prairie Reservoir to Cultus Lake via Deschutes National Forest
High Cascade lake country on pumice and pine duff.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Bryce Canyon to Highway 89 via Paria River Badlands
Bentonite badlands that'll swallow you whole when wet.
California
ModerateOnion Valley Road — Eastern Sierra Crest to Kearsarge Pass Trailhead via Independence
5,000 feet of Eastern Sierra granite in 13 miles.
Oregon
ModerateMud Creek Road — Klamath Basin to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge via Tule Lake Backcountry
Pacific Flyway, basalt rims, and zero crowds.