Arizona
ModerateSawmill Road to Sycamore Canyon Rim — Kaibab National Forest West Rim Drive via Bill Williams Mountain
Arizona's forgotten canyon — right from the rim.
Surface: Mixed
California
EasyLonesome Highway — Modoc Plateau Rim Road to Lava Beds via Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge
California's empty quarter — lava, birds, and war history.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Centennial Valley via Snowline and Wade Lake
Montana's quiet plateau above the swan valley.
New Mexico
DifficultSawmill Road to Gila Lower Box Canyon — Mogollon Rim Desert Gorge via Apache Creek
Basalt walls, river crossings, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road to Fisher Towers — Colorado River Red Rock Canyon Bench
Red canyon, creek crossings, tower country.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Comb Ridge to Cedar Mesa via Moki Dugway Backdoor and Valley of the Gods Loop
No guardrails. No tour buses. No apologies.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sunstone Playa to Desert Creek via Warner Valley Rim
Dig gems, see pronghorn, find nobody.
Arizona
DifficultCoyote Hills to Vekol Valley — Sonoran Desert Wilderness Floor via Vekol Wash
Saguaro walls and deep sand — bring your A-game.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sourdough Road to Benchmark via Rocky Mountain Front
Where the Rockies hit the plains hard.
Nevada
ModerateCoyote Springs Road to Gold Point Ghost Town — Esmeralda County Desert Spine via Lida Junction
Ghost town Nevada. No crowds, no services.