There are great gold panning spots here and I know just in Montana you can go look for precious stones.. I would even Meteroite hunt.. but Washington state is the worse terrain for that.. all good stuff.Mountain climbing, panning for gold, riding a burro to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, riding cross-country on horseback, big game hunting where you pack into the high country on horseback, you name it; anything beats having a snapping relieve you of a finger, or worse