“The main tip for hiking in bear country at all is just stay aware ... announced a plan to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades region, the process will be slow, and only 25 bears ...

Note that the hike to the cascades is a descent ... Also keep an eye out for patches of teddy-bear cholla cactus and prickly pear cactus as you traverse the Massacre Grounds Trail.

A shorter hike in Giant Forest ... an 8-mile round-trip journey through forest and chaparral, past rapids and cascades, to finally reward hikers with views of one of the largest waterfalls ...