Old Buck Town road then down Nimblewell Gap. Then make your way over to FSR-28 and just explore along that. Bucktown is twisty enough you'll feel like you did something interesting. Most everything else is forest service road.
Can't say I really noticed any side shoots on the road. But no I don't go down side shoots. They're almost always illegal trails and a great way to get stuff closed down.
Ran up Nimblewell gap road and then down Buck town Rd on Saturday morning. Weather couldn't have been any better. Going down Buck town was a blast but going up would have requires 4wd a good bit. Definitely suggest it. I'll be trying to sneak back out to run up it again soon .
I would think that the price point of a factory hard top will drop pretty quickly in the next 2-3 years. Eventually it won't be 15k from the dealer and multiple companies are racing to release after market hard tops. Those are all in the 5-7k range. I would think once they get a little more...