We had another great day hitting the road here in Washington. The tulip fields of the beautiful Skagit Valley were our destination this afternoon and we had an almost picture perfect day well into the afternoon. We were abut a week early for the tulips as they are a couple of weeks late, but we had acres of daffodils to fill our viewfinders. As you can see by the image above, they stretch for what seems like miles.

So our first stop was the Snowgoose Fruitstand. They always have the best ice cream and local foods such as Indian Candy (Smoked salmon strips), fresh crab and lots of flowers to take home. Across the street from the Snowgoose was a field full of about 10,000 snow geese. This is a site to behold, especially when they all take off at once and create a large curtain of geese in the sky.

We then took our trip around the tulip route and stopped at our first daffodil field to everyone’s excitement. It’s funny how photographers can be so excited about all there is to see and act like little kids. As we shot, more and more photographers arrived to shoot the sea of yellow.

Once we shot this out from every conceivable angle, it was time to head the world famous Roozengaarde farm. The farm has a great garden with hundreds of varieties of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and trees. Truly a photographers paradise. Luckily we were there on a weekday as the weekend would be too crowded for the tour participants to get the great shots they had come for. We also had some of the best cream soda I had ever had. There was a food stand that said they had the cream soda especially made for them and it was fantastic.

After Roozengaarde it was back on the road to search for more fields of color. We were lucky enough to get to the one above before the light turned a bit too muted due to the clouds. Then it was offf to the town of La Connor to walk around the little shops and check out Hellams Vinyard, one of the finest wineshops in Washington. We always like to pick up a half dozen bottles of 14 Hands Merlot and Cab.

Finally it was time to hit the road. Everyone had a great time and we hope you’ll take the time to join us on your visit to the Seattle area. Whether it is our daily tours in Seattle or you want a private tour tailored to your interests, Shutter Tours is here to help.

Update: Ryan just sent us some photos from today http://picasaweb.google.com/bellrm00/2009TulipFestival?feat=directlink#