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A 66-year-old snowshoer who had been missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday has been rescued after searchers traversed deep snow and snowshoed up a river valley to pull him from the icy remote backcountry, a national park spokeswoman said.

Chelsea Fernandes steered her wheelchair up and down the forest trail, passing a maple grove, zigzagging over water along a narrow boardwalk, and stopping to look at a beaver-built wetland _ a view she never thought she'd experience from her wheelchair.

Trooper Dan Anderson said he is thankful to search and rescue crews for saving his life in the backcountry of Snohomish County.

Rangers in Grand Teton National Park are warning people to be prepared before venturing into the backcountry.

A 32-year-old woman from Nelson, B.C., who was snowboarding with her boyfriend in the backcountry has died after falling headfirst into deep snow.

The body of a 54-year-old Colorado climber killed in a fall at Rocky Mountain National Park has been flown out of the backcountry.

Black bears sightings are not uncommon in California 's backcountry or even around trash bins in Lake Tahoe.

A series of deadly avalanches in B.C. has prompted a public appeal by RCMP for people to err on the side of caution when entering the backcountry.

A search team says it has found the body of a skier who was apparently caught in an avalanche in the backcountry outside Aspen.

The Associated Press 21 comments Records show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor.