Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Sula via the Bitterroot Divide Back Road
Montana's loneliest Bitterroot Divide crossing.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Arizona
ModerateSawmill Road to Sycamore Canyon Rim — Kaibab National Forest West Rim Drive via Bill Williams Mountain
Arizona's forgotten canyon — right from the rim.
Idaho
DifficultLonesome Highway — Sawtooth Ridge Road to Deadwood Summit via Banner Creek Divide
Idaho's forgotten divide above the Payette.
Arizona
ModerateSawmill Road to Prescott National Forest — Mingus Mountain High Road via Jerome Backdoor
Jerome's back side, Arizona's best ridge.
California
EasyLonesome Highway — Modoc Plateau Rim Road to Lava Beds via Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge
California's empty quarter — lava, birds, and war history.
Texas
ModerateBrokeoff Mountains to Cornudas — Guadalupe Escarpment Desert Back Road via Salt Flat
West Texas playa crossing to volcanic plugs.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Centennial Valley via Snowline and Wade Lake
Montana's quiet plateau above the swan valley.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Comb Ridge to Cedar Mesa via Moki Dugway Backdoor and Valley of the Gods Loop
No guardrails. No tour buses. No apologies.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sunstone Playa to Desert Creek via Warner Valley Rim
Dig gems, see pronghorn, find nobody.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sourdough Road to Benchmark via Rocky Mountain Front
Where the Rockies hit the plains hard.