back country

Example Sentences

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They include areas popular with hillwalkers, climbers and back country skiers.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

But in the back country, you’re completely on your own.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Big Thicket offers nearly 40 miles of hiking trails and six waterway corridors, as well as opportunities for back country camping, paddling, fishing, bird watching and much more.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

In a cemetery on a back country road near Sacramento, three rows of granite gravestones bear the same inscription: “Unknown, moved from Negro Hill Cemetery by the U.S. Government — 1954.”

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

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

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson