New to this group--Need to replace Digital Camera

Hi--My name is Sue and I live in Wyoming. I thought I had made my decision on replacing my Olympus C-750 and thought I did all of the research I needed. I bought the Oly E-500 thinking I was ready for a DSLR. When I received it I found out that it does not have live view on the monitor and Sam'sclub.com took it back so now I am back to square one and without a camera--my friend bought my C-750. The things I liked about my C-750 were the live view screen and the wireless remote and also the results of my picture taking. Since we live close to Yellowstone I love taking pictures of wildlife, birds, and also flowers using macro.

I guess my question is--what is the best digital camera out there to replace my C-750? I have read about the Panasonic DMC-FZ30 and its seems to have good reviews. Between Canon, Samsung, Olympus, Nikon, Pentex and any others I may have forgotten what ones should I check out? One thing is--I live in a remote area so I do not have camera shops or any of the other places that sell cameras to go look at these cameras in person. I would appreciate any help you can provide.

Thanks,
Sue in Wyoming