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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2013

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Lisa

April 25, 2013

Each April hundreds of thousands of visitors attend the month-long Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in the NW corner of Washington State. While words on a page can’t fully describe the feeling of being surrounded by millions of blooming flower bulbs I hope my pictures below share some of the unforgettable views found in the fields. If you are planning to visit the festival remember April weather in the Pacific Northwest brings a bit of everything and the day we chose to go saw snow, rain, wind, sun and a lot of mud. I’m happy we packed our rain boots!

39 responses to “Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2013”

Carrie Rubin

April 25, 2013

Tulips are such a pretty flower, and your photos are gorgeous. Unfortunately, our tulips never stick around for long–deer come and eat them. Even if my husband sprays them with whatever it is that’s supposed to keep deer away, they still come. And the bunnies too. 🙂

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 25, 2013
  
  We can’t grow them in our yard either – squirrels eat every bulb I plant! I’m glad you like the pictures. 🙂
  
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Catherine Louise Gurganus

April 25, 2013

Beautiful flowers, breathtaking photos. Thank you so much for sharing this.

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 25, 2013
  
  Oh, you’re welcome. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting today!
  
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Cee Neuner

April 25, 2013

Beautiful photos!! Was it wet there though!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 25, 2013
  
  I’m glad you like them! Yes it was so wet I am still scraping mud off of our boots… but worth every minute. 🙂
  
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Amy

April 25, 2013

Yay! Thank you for posting photos – this is one of my favorite places – and it has been years since I have been there. Great job on the photos.

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 27, 2013
  
  Oops, I just noticed my reply to your comment posted as a new one farther down the page instead of a proper reply. Sorry! You can see it after Jackie’s last comment…
  
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Jackie

April 25, 2013

Your photos captured the beauty beautifully! Wow. 😀

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 25, 2013
  
  It’s nice to hear a compliment from a blogger that posts such amazing photos. 🙂 Thanks!
  
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  1. Jackie
    
    April 26, 2013
    
    You’re very welcome and thank you for your very kind words! 🙂
    
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NW Frame of Mind

April 25, 2013

Hey – thanks! I’m happy these photos brought back some great memories!

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jingsandthings

April 26, 2013

Wow! I’ve always associated photos like these with Holland. Never knew tulips were grown in such profusion in the States. I suppose if I’d thought about it….but in Europe Holland is the tulip capital. See your weather is much the same as ours.

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 26, 2013
  
  Our weather is very similar to Holland and the tulips love it. Thanks for visiting today!
  
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Rosanna

April 26, 2013

This is absolutely beautiful! I live in the Philippines where it’s hot, so we can’t grow tulips. I can just imagine how it must feel to actually see this. Great post!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 26, 2013
  
  Thanks! I love seeing pictures of hot climates and am happy to share photos from my part of the world. 🙂
  
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annesquared

April 27, 2013

Oh my gosh, how beautiful! I thought it was Pella, Iowa. Ok, or Holland 😉

Is there a cultural event and/or community associated with the festival?

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 27, 2013
  
  I’m glad you like the pictures! The tulip fields are in the middle of a large farming community and they have tulip themed events through the month of April that are really popular.
  
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  1. annesquared
    
    April 27, 2013
    
    Thank you for your answer. 🙂
    
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spannerr

April 27, 2013

OhMiGosh! Your a really talented photographer! Wow, just Wow! 😉

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 28, 2013
  
  Wow, thanks for the nice compliment!
  
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Evelyn

April 29, 2013

Wow! It’s a technicolor tulip explosion! We go to Woodburn every year, but I heard about Skagit for the first time this year. Your post is inspiring me to get up there, hopefully next year. Beautiful pics!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 29, 2013
  
  I like your expression “Technicolor tulip explosion!” How fitting. 🙂 I hope you make it up there next year!
  
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Janet Lain

April 30, 2013

What beautiful pictures. What happens when the tulips have lived out their time. With so many fields I cant imagine what you do with them.

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  April 30, 2013
  
  The farmers make their income by selling the bulbs. The flowers you see this year will be processed and sold as bulbs and are great advertisements with so many people visiting the festival. 🙂 Thanks for visiting and commenting today!
  
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photosbyandy

May 3, 2013

I just love tulips..

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  May 3, 2013
  
  Thanks, so do I. 🙂
  
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bebs1

May 5, 2013

I guess it is cheaper to go to Washington state to see fields of tulips than flying to Amsterdam. We went yesterday to Holland, Michigan thinking we’ll see fields of tulips. But when we got there we were so greatly disappointed we didn’t even want to pay the $10 entrance fee. I thought it was a rip off.

I must say though that the trip to Holland Tulip Festival is still worth it because it is not just tulips – they offer a lot more!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  May 5, 2013
  
  I would love to see Amsterdam but you’re right, a trip to Washington is much cheaper. 🙂 I’m happy the Holland Festival had other fun activities besides the fields.
  
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pattisj

May 6, 2013

This must be overwhelmingly beautiful to see.

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  May 6, 2013
  
  It is quite an experience!
  
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adinparadise

May 8, 2013

What an awesome sight. So many colours!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  May 8, 2013
  
  It is so much fun to be in the middle of the fields. 🙂
  
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  1. adinparadise
    
    May 8, 2013
    
    Yes, as a child, I went to a tulip festival in Holland. I think I was too young to really appreciate it though
    
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Heather Tamara

May 17, 2013

Wow! What beautiful blooms! We visited the area a few years ago for work, but didn’t have nearly enough time to explore! Now that we see this, we can’t wait to get back even more!

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1. NW Frame of Mind
  
  May 17, 2013
  
  Thanks, I’m glad you like them! Have fun when you get to make your next trip. 🙂
  
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