Alaska
DifficultNellie Juan to Whittier — Chugach National Forest Turnagain Pass Backcountry Circuit
Chugach backcountry — moose country runs deep.
Surface: Mixed
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Garfield Peak Road to Red Canyon via Bryce Canyon Backdoor
Bryce's back door through Red Canyon hoodoos.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Wind River Basin Rim
Gros Ventre canyon — geology, history, and solitude.
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Hog Canyon Road to Paria Plateau via House Rock Valley
Vermilion Cliffs rim and bison country below.
California
ExpertLonesome Highway — Surprise Canyon to Panamint City Ghost Town via Lemoigne Canyon Spur
Death Valley's most punishing ghost town run.
Texas
ModerateLonesome Highway — Palo Duro Canyon South Rim to Silverton via the Caprock Escarpment Back Road
Texas Panhandle breaks — nobody else out here.
Colorado
ModerateSunwapta Falls Road to Poboktan Pass — Jasper Backcountry South via Brazeau River Divide
Lava caps and elk country above the Yampa.
California
ModerateBunny Flat to Deadfall Lakes — Trinity Alps High Road via Scott Mountain Summit
Granite, cold lakes, zero crowds — Trinity Alps.
USA
ModerateDalton Well Road to Tower Ruin — Moab’s Canyon Country Desert Mesa via Sevenmile Canyon
Hidden ruins and rim views north of Moab.
USA
ExpertPorcupine Rim Road — Castle Valley to Negro Bill Canyon via Colorado River Benchlands
Moab's most exposed rim-to-river descent.