Researchers are again turning their attention back to Chaco roads as a means of studying Chaco influence on the landscape scale. This has highlighted the need for a more nuanced understanding of what Chaco roads looked like and what they were used for. To contribute to these issues, Sean presents new research on Chaco road morphology using remotely sensed data and revisits ideas of Chaco road utility by integrating ideas of timber importation and pilgrimage.