back country

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Regardless of whether you spend your days relaxing along the South Fork, or hit the back country for more rugged hiking, you will return home feeling refreshed and energized.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

“If we head into the back country, avalanches are not being knocked down for us.”

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Wallace’s book is illustrated with William’s extraordinary cartoons — detailed maps of rivers and back country, white-water guidance, character satires, first-aid instructions including “Swimming Self-rescue.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

Nine other students, three instructors and two search and rescue members stayed the night in the back country after the lightning strike, school officials said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

And who will they find to take food from out in the back country?

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson