I rode across the northernmost point of Idaho on the Trans America Trail. This new route parallels it off road for a spell.
I found this guy’s blog on CGOAB, it was a self made loop that links many of the springs we’ll ride. He did a lot more riding on tarmac on a recumbent, but check out the photos, the landscape is breath taking.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/IdahoOregon2008
Our route has two options. The straight forward 517 mile main route map is mostly on gravel roads, there is also a 227 mile singletrack options map. I think these are the stretches that will have the most remote feel and the best views.
I agree with Somafunk, America is a country full of contradiction.