backcountry
Example Sentences
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“Opening our backcountry forests to more roads and development, and therefore more ignitions, is also not a wildfire solution and never will be,” said Josh Hicks, director of conservation with the nonprofit Wilderness Society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The backcountry of the French resort area offers luxury home buyers a more laid-back, rustic feel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
I do look forward to taking them backcountry skiing come winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The skiers who died in an avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe backcountry are said to have been part of a tight-knit group who often went on ski excursions together.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Although he was rash, untutored in the ways of the backcountry, and incautious to the point of foolhardiness, he wasn’t incompetent—he wouldn’t have lasted 113 days if he were.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
