Backcountry

John is writing an assignment about the Brazilian backcountry.

Tom lives in the backcountry.

Treat your trip as a remote backcountry trip: there is limited water infrastructure, variable weather, and no repair services or materials.

Near-synonyms: upcountry, interior, hinterland

Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.

Even his family didn't know exactly where he was; he'd told them Thorndike, but he hadn't mentioned that he was heading to the backcountry, and he hadn't s[ecofoed how long he'd be away;