California
ModeratePothole Dome to Tuolumne Meadows — Tioga Road Backcountry Spur via Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp
Granite sky country above 8,600 feet.
Surface: Gravel
New Mexico
ModerateLonesome Highway — Pecos Wilderness Divide to Mora via Gascon Point and Rociada (New Mexico)
Sangre de Cristo foothills above New Mexico's oldest valley.
Idaho
DifficultNellie Lake Road to Lick Creek Summit — Salmon River Mountains High Divide (Idaho)
Frank Church backcountry with creek crossings and no backup plan.
Alaska
ModerateDempster Highway South — Klondike Divide to Eagle Plains via the Ogilvie Mountains
Tundra, shale, and zero cell bars north.
USA
ModerateZion Plateau Road to Kolob Terrace — Red Butte and Lava Point Backcountry Drive
Zion from above — no crowds, all payoff.
New Mexico
ModerateZuni Mountains Loop — Cibola National Forest High Road via Oso Ridge and Agua Fria
Sky island loop above the Rio Puerco that nobody runs.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Seminoe Reservoir to Alcova via the Miracle Mile Road
Red canyon, blue river, zero cell signal.
California
ModerateLakeshore Trail to Lime Point — Shasta Lake Backcountry Road via Packers Bay
Shasta's hidden backside, no houseboats required.
Colorado
EasyLonesome Highway — Pawnee Buttes Road to Pawnee National Grassland via Crow Valley
Prairie spires, pronghorn, and no cell bars.
Alaska
ModerateNellie Juan Road to Whittier Tunnel Backdoor — Chugach National Forest Passage Canal Circuit
Glaciers, tidewater, and one heck of a tunnel.