Texas
ModerateSawmill Road to Mount Locke — Davis Mountains High Desert Observatory Approach via Limpia Creek
Texas sky island — dark skies, thin air, wide open.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Idaho
ModerateGalena Summit Road to Stanley Basin — Sawtooth Valley High Approach via the Wood River Divide
The Sawtooth reveal that hits you like a wall.
Colorado
EasyLonesome Highway — Centennial Range Rim to Island Park via Targhee National Forest Back Road
Kremmling to Steamboat the way Colorado intended.
USA
ModeratePothole Canyon to Wedge Overlook — San Rafael Swell North Circuit via Fuller Bottom Road
Utah's Little Grand Canyon, no crowds, no rails.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Baker to Afton Canyon via Soda Mountains and Rasor Road
The Mojave's oldest crossing, river and all.
USA
ModerateComb Ridge to Grand Gulch — Cedar Mesa Plateau Rim to Anasazi Canyon Country via Kane Gulch
Anasazi canyon country at its most raw and real.
USA
ModerateSunwapta Pass to Brazeau Lake — White River Desert Basin to Bighorn Backcountry via Willow Creek Road
Bighorn rimrock bench road above the basin floor.
Arkansas
ModerateSawmill Road to Tumbling Creek — Ozark National Forest Buffalo River Wilderness Rim via Boxley Valley
Ozark elk country above the Buffalo River.
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.
Montana
ModerateBoldy Road to Beartooth Basin — Stillwater River Canyon to Fishtail via Woodbine Campground
River canyon road to Montana's hidden natural arch.