backwoods

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Last fall, indie pop auteur Tei Shi immersed herself in the British Columbia backwoods during a creative retreat — an experience that helped her reclaim artistic control over her decade-long career.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

Doing so doesn’t require traipsing into the backwoods of Louisiana listening for a double-knock call that may never come.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

He looks like the backwoods version of a wise wizard from the movies.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas