We saw several piles of bear scat and
We drove up Sullivan Creek Road to Pass Creek Pass to hike up to Grassy Top Mountain. This trail is just south of the Salmo Priest Wilderness in the Colville National Forest. 8 mile round trip hike with 1,200 gain overall. we didn't see any other people on this hike. 
We were pleasantly surprised to find a small monkshood in bloom along the trail 
and several prince's pine in bloom as well. 
Most of this trail is in the forest, along with lots of huckleberry bushes with ripe huckleberries.
We came across several piles of bear scat,
and what looked like cat scat (lots of fur in the scat)
The trail did go through a couple of open areas.
This is where the trail crosses over Grassy Top Mountain at 6,266 ft.
View from this spot on Grassy Top Mountain.
A short distance back down the trail, we found a boot track leading to a higher point on Grassy Top Mountain (6,375 ft)
View to the east:
view to the west:
We saw a couple of grouse on our hike back towards the trailhead.
some of the wildflowers and berries seen along the trail today:
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