backpacking

Example Sentences

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The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital when she had been staying in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Its parking situation was inconvenient, bordering on inaccessible, and the journey from curb to gate and vice versa was the airport version of backpacking the Appalachian Trail.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

This guide is written for outdoors lovers who’d like to car-camp and day-hike, although it will provide helpful information for those who’d rather stay in cabins or, on the opposite end of adventure, go backpacking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

“Yes, when the weather is good they go backpacking all the time — even the doctor. They’re all real outdoorsy,” she told me quietly, examining her shoes, too.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer