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he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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According to The Vail Daily, SAR teams will not deploy a helicopter for a dog rescue in the backcountry.
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Intrepid backpackers can find even darker skies by reserving a backcountry campsite deep within the park.
—Kristen Pope, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
Areas set to be affected include Logan Pass, Marias Pass and the backcountry of the Flathead National Forest, according to the NWS Great Falls and Missoula offices.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The most famous are the 10th Mountain Division and San Juan Hut systems, both in Colorado, but the newest is the Aquarius Trail Hut System, five solar powered huts strategically set along a 190-mile route through some of Utah’s most scenic backcountry and best mountain biking trails.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Intrepid backpackers can find even darker skies by reserving a backcountry campsite deep within the park.
—Kristen Pope, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
Areas set to be affected include Logan Pass, Marias Pass and the backcountry of the Flathead National Forest, according to the NWS Great Falls and Missoula offices.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The most famous are the 10th Mountain Division and San Juan Hut systems, both in Colorado, but the newest is the Aquarius Trail Hut System, five solar powered huts strategically set along a 190-mile route through some of Utah’s most scenic backcountry and best mountain biking trails.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backcountry. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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