Arizona
ModerateNacimiento Mine Road to Hualapai Mountain Park — Mojave Desert High Country Climb via Boriana Canyon
Mojave desert floor to pine forest in one canyon climb.
Surface: Rock
Montana
ModerateBoldy Road to Beartooth Basin — Stillwater River Canyon to Fishtail via Woodbine Campground
River canyon road to Montana's hidden natural arch.
South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Circuit via Sylvan Lake Approach
Granite spires and lookout towers above the Black Hills.
Colorado
DifficultOphir Loop Road — San Juan Mountains Historic Mining Circuit via Ophir Pass and Silver Mountain
Shelf roads and silver ghosts above Telluride.
USA
ModerateSawmill Road to Haynes Ridge — Bighorn National Forest Cloud Peak Wilderness Edge via Tensleep Creek
The Bighorns from the top, not the highway.
Oklahoma
ModerateForest Road 65 — Ouachita National Forest Talimena Backcountry Loop via Potato Hills and Holson Valley
Oklahoma's forgotten backcountry. Zero excuses not to go.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Red Well — Grand Staircase-Escalante South Desert Basin via Twentyfive Mile Wash
Kaiparowits sandstone with zero hand-holding.
New Mexico
ModerateSawmill Road to Vermejo Park — Cimarron Range High Road via Ute Park and Costilla Creek
Volcanic mesas, elk country, Cimarron high road.
Idaho
ModerateYankee Fork Road — Custer Ghost Town to Jordan Creek via Salmon River Mountains Spine
Gold dredges, ghost towns, Idaho high country.
USA
DifficultMuddy Creek Road — San Rafael Swell’s Hidden Gorge from Emery to Hanksville
Drive the creek or turn around. No other option.