Colorado
EasyLonesome Highway — Pawnee Buttes Road to Pawnee National Grassland via Crow Valley
Prairie spires, pronghorn, and no cell bars.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Alaska
ModerateNellie Juan Road to Whittier Tunnel Backdoor — Chugach National Forest Passage Canal Circuit
Glaciers, tidewater, and one heck of a tunnel.
Montana
ModerateCoyote Corrals to Big Pryor Mountain — Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range High Road
Wild horses, limestone benches, no guardrails.
California
DifficultMineral King Road — Sequoia’s Switchback Gauntlet to the High Sierra Subalpine
Marmots eat brake lines. Bring spares.
USA
EasyLonesome Highway — Muddy Gap to Split Rock via the Sweetwater River Emigrant Road
Oregon Trail ruts, Devil's Gate, Split Rock. The real thing.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Wade Lake via Centennial Valley Rim
Montana's forgotten ridge above the Centennial wild.
Alaska
EasyLonesome Highway — Seward Highway to Hope via Turnagain Arm Backdoor
Gold rush ghosts and sockeye on Turnagain Arm.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Steens Mountain Summit Loop via Kiger Gorge and Big Indian Gorge
Oregon's rooftop, wild horses, and a 5,000-ft drop.
Texas
ModerateSanta Elena Canyon Rim Road — Castolon to Santa Elena via Rio Grande Desert Bench
1,500-foot canyon walls at the Rio Grande.
USA
ModerateZion Narrows Road to Chamberlain’s Ranch — North Fork Virgin River Upper Canyon Drive
The back door to the top of the Narrows.