Flat and damp, the Skagit Valley is the petaled heart of the United States’ tulip and daffodil production. It’s about an hour and half north of Seattle and a welcome respite from the sprawl as you head to Vancouver. While the farmers stay busy year-round and birders come and go, (I’ve been earlier in the year to look for snow geese), it’s April that’s the big draw. Over a half a half a million tourists come to see the tulip fields in bloom.
It is an unappealing crush in the small towns and roads, but every few years, worth it to stand in acres of saturated color. I love going to look at this.
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- Couple in Tulips
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- Red Tulip
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- The Ugly Tulip Fariy
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- Tractor in Tulips
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- Tulips and Mountains
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- White Barn and Tulip Fields
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Tips: Bike early in the morning, avoid weekend afternoons. Stay in La Conner! An awesome town on the water with great places to stay, eat & shop. The Tulip Pedal just took place last weekend and started in La Conner. http://www.laconnerchamber.com has tons of great info. Another great ride from la conner is to go reservation road and then take the thompson bike trail to anacortes. if you have lots of energy take farm to market road into edison and then if you have even more energy take chukanut to bellingham…incredible.
Hello, my name is Melissa and I work for a law firm in Seattle. I am working on a calendar for my office and was interested in using your photo of the tulips at the tulip festival. The calendar I am making will not be used for profit but private use only. May I download and use your photo?
Thank you very much, I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Melissa Collins
mcollins@glpattorneys.com