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he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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Winter tent camping is also permitted at the Rivière-à-la-Pêche campground, and backcountry camping is allowed near cross-country ski trails.
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Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
For awhile, the fire was burning along the main highway connecting Julian and Borrego Springs in San Diego’s backcountry.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Some analysis suggests that the number of accidents has increased in recent years possibly due to more people heading to backcountry areas immediately after fresh snowfall.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Pause Pause John’s most audacious outdoorsy art piece was his 1978 backcountry ski tour from Durango, Colorado to the Medicine Bow Range near Fort Collins.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
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Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
For awhile, the fire was burning along the main highway connecting Julian and Borrego Springs in San Diego’s backcountry.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Some analysis suggests that the number of accidents has increased in recent years possibly due to more people heading to backcountry areas immediately after fresh snowfall.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Pause Pause John’s most audacious outdoorsy art piece was his 1978 backcountry ski tour from Durango, Colorado to the Medicine Bow Range near Fort Collins.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backcountry
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backcountry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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