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he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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To access a plethora of mountainous backcountry trails, go east.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The larger lakes can be busy with motorboat traffic, but the smaller interior lakes are linked by a series of marked canoe trails and backcountry campsites.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Solo backcountry travelers were said to account for six of the 33 avalanche deaths recorded in Colorado between Oct. 1, 2020, and Jan. 7, 2025, and at least one solo traveler has died in each of the past five avalanche seasons.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Between October 1, 2020, and January 7, 2025, solo backcountry travelers accounted for 18 percent (six of 33) of avalanche deaths in Colorado.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The larger lakes can be busy with motorboat traffic, but the smaller interior lakes are linked by a series of marked canoe trails and backcountry campsites.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Solo backcountry travelers were said to account for six of the 33 avalanche deaths recorded in Colorado between Oct. 1, 2020, and Jan. 7, 2025, and at least one solo traveler has died in each of the past five avalanche seasons.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Between October 1, 2020, and January 7, 2025, solo backcountry travelers accounted for 18 percent (six of 33) of avalanche deaths in Colorado.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backcountry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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