Semi-Precious Stones and More Moose

We gave up panning for gold and stumbled along a river looking for interesting rocks and watching out for bears. We met a man who said that he came to the river bed in search of semi-precious stones to sell in town. He gave us a quick lesson in rockhounding!
Having fulfilled our want to hunt for rocks and finding a bear jaw skeleton with teeth, we walked back to the RV with our pockets heavy. As we turned a corner we saw a large mother moose and a few seconds later she was joined with her baby. After taking some pictures we backed off and had to tromp through alot of underbrush and trees to avoid them.