These are from Thursday, April 13th. I took a group of students to RoozenGaarde for Photo Class.
Way in the back across several very muddy fields, there were several lovely fields, actually bordering McClean Road.
I expected rain, and we were blessed with wonderful clouds and a near perfect sky. Anyway, here are a few images.
Next week, April 17 to 23 should see most of the fields go into bloom, but who knows what Mother Nature has in mind…
For me Day 1 means my first tulip festival photo shoot of the year.
And no, there are no tulips quite yet. But the daffodils have started to bloom! Here is the Bloom Map to see where they are.
Last two years, the daffodils were almost done by now. But this has been an unusually wet, cold and dreary winter.
Here are two daffodil images from this morning.
We did espy one lone tulip…
And a few snow geese.
Picture takin’ in Skagit Valley is way beyond cool!
I offer guided Photo Tours of Tulip Festival, here is the link with more info
For anyone interested in more of a wilderness experience, we also do North Cascades Hiking and Photo Tours and for anyone interested in photographing the Milky Way, Night Sky Photo Tours.
Along the Bayview Edison Road there is a small bridge over the Samish River. The end of the river curves west as it opens into the sound.
The sweeping are is filled with grass and an old, abandoned boat.
This next image is more recent, yesterday in fact and you can see the top of the boat has gotten smashed. The green is starting to arrive, and that wonderful grass will be back soon.
The 4th of July brings the carnival to town.
The bright colors pull me in!
I shot these images with a Canon 6D and a 14mm lens.
Samish Overlook is a wonderful place for views.
I visited this morning, hoping to get a few shots of the view with some flowers.
I did!
And I got an extra bonus of two people paragliding off!
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Here are a few images from the last week:
A view from Mount Erie, near the town of Anacortes.
View from Mount Erie, Anacortes
View from Mount Erie, Anacortes
A few sunset shots from the Padilla Bay Estuary.
Padilla Bay Sunset
Padilla Bay
An old barn on Fir Island.
Fir Island Barn
Fir Island Barn
Fir Island Barn
Summer is here…sort of! Its been raining all week. But I am excited about the hiking season and will have more pics soon!
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The Cascade Loop Magazine is a tourist guide that comes out every spring. It covers all the cool things to do, places to see, great spots to eat and nice hotels to stay in along the Loop.
The 400 mile route crosses the North Cascades twice, along Highway 2 (between Everett and Wenatchee) and again along Highway 20 between Burlington and Winthrop. 
Here is the cover of this years publication, an image I captured last year along the Maple Pass Loop Trail.
The magazine is filled with stunning images of places along the way. Here are a few of my images that made it into this years issue.
If you are planning a trip along the Loop and would like to go on a North Cascades Photo Tour, here is the link with details.
And if you would like to own a beautiful, high quality Canvas Wrapped Print of the scenery along the way, here is a gallery where you can purchase them for yourself.
Here are a few images from the Samish River from last week. The sky was abound with color. I love the green grass and the reflection of colors in the river.
This is from the little bridge that spans the Samish along the Bayview – Edison Road.
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