Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
As a veteran of many Geology Field Trips I can tell you it ain't fun. Poking around old mines and quarries, long hikes, bad roads, no roads, watching for snakes, being bitten up by bugs, poisonous plants, dragging all kinds of gear with you, private property issues, ornery critters and people, bad weather, etc.

But, if you live in the right part of the country and do some studying and get the maps and are lucky....you never know.
I don't know what planet you live on, but in my world your list (absent "people and private property issues") is pretty much the textbook definition of fun!