Nevada
ModerateSawmill Wash Road — Virgin Mountains Desert Spine to Whitney Pocket
Nevada's forgotten desert canyon country.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Colorado
ModerateGlade Park Road to Rattlesnake Canyon — Colorado National Monument Backcountry
More arches than Arches. Zero crowds.
California
ModerateLytle Creek Road to Lone Pine Canyon — San Gabriel Mountains Desert Approach
Wild canyon in the shadow of the Inland Empire.
Nevada
DifficultCalico Mountains Wilderness Loop — Black Rock Desert Rim to High Rock Canyon
Volcanic walls, playa dust, and zero cell bars.
Oklahoma
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita High Country Ridge to Athens via Brushy Creek
Red clay ridge run through the forgotten Ouachitas.
Oregon
ModerateBroken Top to Green Lakes — Cascade Volcanic High Country Road via Todd Lake
Pumice, volcanoes, and Oregon sky.
California
DifficultWaypoint to Wildrose Peak — Death Valley’s Charcoal Kilns and Panamint Crest Road
Kilns, crest, and Death Valley solitude.
Arizona
DifficultSawmill Canyon to Mount Lemmon — Santa Catalina Mountains Back Road
Desert floor to pine summit the hard way.
Idaho
DifficultLolo Motorway — Lewis and Clark’s War Road Across the Bitterroots
100 miles on the ridge Lewis and Clark barely survived.
Colorado
ModerateBowen Gulch to Grand Ditch Road — Never Summer Mountains Wilderness Edge Traverse
Hand-dug canal road above 10,000 feet. Moose country.