Pedaling in the Tulips

Skagit Valley, 4/25/09

Let me tell you. If at any time you want to see the tulip fields in the Skagit County, go by bike. A small illustration; It took us (me, Jamie, & Andy) a full hour to get off the highway in Mt Vernon, go through town and park our cars at the park on the other side of the river. Now continue with that traffic all through the tulip fields. ugh! Why not ride past all that traffic waiting to pull into the parking lots?

We spent the afternoon lazily riding from field to field, walking our bikes through the rows, catching the beauty of the fields from different perspectives. Most of the fields are free to roam through and some require a fee. So we stayed with the free fields which are in abundance.

Jamie & Andy who had never seen the tulip fields were amazed by the expanse and colors they contained. They were like children in a candy store snapping pictures here and there of every type and color of tulip and daffodil. And are looking forward to bicycling through the tulips next year.