USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Red Well — Grand Staircase-Escalante South Desert Basin via Twentyfive Mile Wash
Kaiparowits sandstone with zero hand-holding.
Trail Type: Backcountry
New Mexico
ModerateSawmill Road to Vermejo Park — Cimarron Range High Road via Ute Park and Costilla Creek
Volcanic mesas, elk country, Cimarron high road.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Pend Oreille River Road to Sullivan Lake via the Selkirk Mountain Bench
Grizzly country, glacial lakes, Washington's wild northeast.
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.
Colorado
DifficultNokhu Crags to Lake Agnes — Colorado State Forest Never Summer Backcountry Drive
Glacial lake, volcanic crags, real rocks.
California
ModerateAmargosa River Road — Death Valley’s Hidden Desert Sink via Shoshone to Saratoga Spring
Desert sink, pupfish, and forgotten silence.
North Dakota
DifficultBloody Run Hills to Sully Creek — North Dakota Badlands Rim Road via Burning Coal Vein
Bentonite badlands and smoldering coal in forgotten ND.
Colorado
DifficultMedano Pass Primitive Road — Great Sand Dunes to Huerfano Valley via Sangre de Cristo Crossing
Sand, creek crossings, and a Sangre de Cristo summit.
Oregon
DifficultSawmill Road to Sunflower Flat — Owyhee Canyonlands Desert Rim via Battle Creek
Owyhee canyon rims — isolation by the mile.