Colorado
DifficultSawmill Road to Blanco Peak — San Luis Valley to Conejos Canyon via Conejos River Road
Southern Colorado's forgotten canyon run to the high country.
Trail Type: Backcountry
California
DifficultCoyote Wells to McCain Valley — Anza-Borrego Desert East Bench via In-Ko-Pah Mountains
Desert bench run where California turns Sonoran.
South Dakota
ModerateLonesome Highway — Needles Highway to Wind Cave via Custer State Park Backcountry
Granite tunnels, bison, and Black Hills sky above the needles.
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Kaibab Plateau North Rim Backcountry via Jacob Lake and Crazy Jug Point
North Rim rim — no crowds, just canyon.
Alaska
DifficultNellie Juan to Whittier — Chugach National Forest Turnagain Pass Backcountry Circuit
Chugach backcountry — moose country runs deep.
California
ExpertWaucoba-Saline Valley Road — Inyo Mountains Crest to Saline Valley Hot Springs via Steel Pass
Steel Pass into Saline: earn your soak.
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.
Alabama
ModerateLonesome Highway — Jemison Creek Road to Cheaha Mountain via Talladega National Forest Backbone
Alabama's high ridge on red Appalachian clay.
Idaho
ModerateSwamp Creek Road to Selway Falls — Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness River Canyon Drive
One road into a million-acre wilderness. No way around it.