The pan handle is all forests, mountains, and rivers and the southern part is high desert like. I'm partial to the pan handle for the forests but the south part of the state has the lava fields, killer climbing in Castle Rocks and there is insanely great fishing all around the state. Preist Lake near Sandpoint is an awesome place with a mountain crest on the east side and is badass to explore in summer. Fall is huckleberry season and they grow wild all over the region.