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April 26th 2009
Published: May 15th 2009
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Did you ever watch the Wizard of Oz and in that scene where Dorothy et al are running through the endless red poppy fields trying to reach the Emerald City think "I wish I could do that!" Same here! Well we finally made it to the tulip festival (fittingly, a few hours north of Seattle, our own "Emerald City"). I've been wanting to visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival with Andras for years. N... Read Full Entry



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Stephanie and Andras
Stephanie and Andras
We initially joined Travelblog to chronicle our summer-long trip in '07, and have since continued to blog about our domestic adventures. Still keeping our eye on the prize, though, and trying to save for our round-the-world adventure. We're also members of Couchsurfing - if you're coming through the Bluegrass area, check our CS Profile. We're happy to serve as your Lexington ambassadors!... full info
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Where's Waldo?Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
A blanket of identical tulips.
Red!Red!
Red!
Tulip TruckTulip Truck
Tulip Truck
Eventually all the tulips will be dug for their bulbs, so the fields are actually a working agricultural area.
School Bus and TulipsSchool Bus and Tulips
School Bus and Tulips
The red of the tulips really brought out the red accents on the old school bus. Why it's in the field, no idea. Fun backdrop for photos, maybe?
PinkPink
Pink
Ah...pink
Stephanie and Yellow TulipsStephanie and Yellow Tulips
Stephanie and Yellow Tulips
Andras Seeing RedAndras Seeing Red
Andras Seeing Red
More YellowMore Yellow
More Yellow
Later in the day the petals were wide open
Walking through TulipsWalking through Tulips
Walking through Tulips
Later in the day it was hard to take a photo without people in the background. Here they actually complimented the shot. Not so in all the others.
Crouching in Red TulipsCrouching in Red Tulips
Crouching in Red Tulips
Do they bring out my eyes? The whole "pretend you're surrounding in flower petals" works much better if you're around 3ft tall.
Purple!Purple!
Purple!
After a few minutes all I heard from Andras was "I'm tired of seeing purple, lets find another color."
Andras in SilhouetteAndras in Silhouette
Andras in Silhouette
Among pink and purple, in the first field.
Wide AngleWide Angle
Wide Angle
Nothing so great about this photo, other than it shows just how large these plots are.
Deception Pass BeachDeception Pass Beach
Deception Pass Beach
Oh, that's right. After the tulip-mania we headed to Whidbey Island and Deception Pass State Park for a stroll on the beach before going home. The End!



15th May 2009

Johana
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Truly a bunch of happiness !
Love the purple tulips !...cheers ! Jo:)
15th May 2009

AnnaAdventuring
Anna Louise

Beautiful, beautiful photographs! I love the one of the sunlight through the yellow tulips - and the close up of the purple one. Really gorgeous - thanks for sharing.
16th May 2009

Maisondubonheur
Pierre-Alexandre

Wonderful entry
Hi Stefh and Andreas! This is an amazing blog entry. I thought this only existed in Holland, and I never went, but I love your pics, your comments (even the water one...). Thanks for all the beauty. Peter.
18th May 2009

Anu
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amazzzing colours
hi.... I like the word 'tulip mania'... too many colours and unbelievable beauty ! The flowers are really mesmerising and ure pics made them lok so special... Superb pics !! :)
25th May 2009

Jub and Anna
On the Loose

Beautiful pictures!
Hi there! Great blog entry. I grew up right up the road from Skagit Valley, and it's always awesome to see the tulips! Say hi to the NW for me. Cheers. Anna
2nd July 2009

in the blink of an eye
amy & jeff

breathtaking!
Love, love, love the photos! They are absolutely beautiful! I never knew this existed. Thanks! I have another "must see" place to add to my list:) amy
17th July 2010
Field of Red

anonymous
non-member comment

its nice to be here.. its good to have a romantic date.. how sweet!!!
8th August 2010
Purple Barn

Nathan
non-member comment

Tulips Photo
Hello Stephanie and Andras, My fiancée loves purple tulips! So, when it came time this weekend to make the wedding invitations, I wanted that theme in the invitation. I love your photo here, and assuming you don't mind, will incorporate it into our invitations. If it were my photo, I'd love to know that someone thought it was that good, so - here I am. Telling you I think it's that good! Nathan.
16th November 2010
Pink Tulips in a Row

Chris and Nikki
Chris

This is a really cool picture!
21st November 2010
Where's Waldo?

Chris and Nikki
Chris

Wow, amazing picture!
5th January 2011
Odd Man Out

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Beautiful!
2nd January 2012
Stop and Smell the Roses. Er...Tulips.

Andrew
non-member comment

Great photo of the roses, err, tulips
I actually came by your website because of the great picture at the top, mainly because I have been trying to take some photos my child smelling roses (http://www.dailyvowelmovements.blogspot.com/2011/12/stop-and-smell-roses.html). Anyway, great photo.

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