backpack

When Atrakchi and Meister hike with Taita, they carry a sturdy, mesh backpack in case Taita gets tired or nervous around dogs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Many marmot problems appear to revolve around their appetite for salt, which they find on sweat-stained hiking poles and backpack straps as well as radiator fluid, said Blumstein, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

One man pushed past me with a backpack, shouting agitatedly about fried chicken.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Terajewicz says that heavy-duty petrol backpack blowers can reach a maximum blowing force of about 50 newtons.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

You’re already unzipping your backpack, digging for your supplies.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Some napped on a beach with their faces shielded from the sun by plastic bags or T-shirts, while others rested with backpacks tucked beneath their heads.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

South Carolina: Clothing, shoes, school supplies, computers and backpacks are exempt from sales tax Aug. 7-9.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Reducing the idea to the point of absurdism, Gill asked Hartig if the cartoon character on countless children’s backpacks was “racist.”

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The fashion was baggy everything for guys and short shorts, midriffs and little backpacks for girls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The tree opened up, and they gathered some supplies from inside: backpacks, blankets, an assortment of random items they’d be able to trade for food or board if they needed it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

No. I lived in Latin America in my 20s and backpacked many times.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

Culturally curious, she has traveled, lived and worked overseas, as well as backpacked solo in Australia for five weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

“I’m so happy to be back,” said Monica Macri, as she led her line of energetic, masked and backpacked fourth-graders toward their designated school entrance.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Jones and Bowles were among six foreign tourists who died after consuming free drinks at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Back in 2010, Francesco Patarnello, Matteo Danieli and Luca Ferrari went on a backpacking trip as friends and returned as co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

Loktev hasn’t completed a film since 2011’s “The Loneliest Planet,” which starred Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as soon-to-be-wed lovers backpacking through the Georgian countryside, their seemingly close bond shattered after a harrowing encounter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

When Chris was eight, Walt took him on his first overnight backpacking trip, a three-day hike in the Shenandoah to climb Old Rag.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer