Definition of backcountry
: a remote undeveloped rural area
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he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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The trip begins and ends in Anchorage, and accommodations include a mix of cozy lodges and rugged backcountry campsites.
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Of significance is the ability to carry on its meal services to more than 135 homebound clients in the backcountry.
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The officer said a group of backcountry skiers was caught in the avalanche.
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The government also accused the Hages of failing to maintain hundreds of miles of livestock control fences in the backcountry.
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Jones now lives with his family in Truckee, on the California side of Lake Tahoe, and spends long days hiking with a weighted pack, training for uncharted slopes in the backcountry of the Sierra Nevada.
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Visitors can explore the park's backcountry hiking trails or bring their dogs along for a stroll.
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Tim Soper at Eyos Expeditions can put together a beyond-the-backcountry ski trip where every run is first tracks—and your lodge is a 26-passenger icebreaker.
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For those who want to do a deeper dive, Adventure Life has a challenging 14-day Ultimate Alaska trip that gets deep into the backcountry.
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First Known Use of backcountry
1746
backcountry Synonyms
Synonyms
backland(s), backwater, backwoods, bush, frontier, hinterland, outback, up-country;
Related Words
boonies [slang], boondocks, country, countryside, sticks;
Phrases
(the) back of beyond;
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