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34 www.ScenicWA.com Entering the Skagit Valley Leaving the North Cascades youll descend gently through the foothills into small communities lush farmland and the tulip fields of the Skagit Valley. Both Mount Vernon and Burlington offer an array of shopping and dining options including some fun handcrafted alehouses. Mount Vernon is also home to a couple of very nice performing arts venuesthe historic Lincoln Theatre downtown and the wonderful McIntyre Hall Performing Arts Conference Center on College Way. Skagit Valleys famous tulip fields This stretch features the fertile Skagit Valley. Skagit Valley is on center stage when the tulips bloom which commences the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. You can take in the daffodils tulips and irises by foot bicycle tour bus or even by helicopter. This is an extremely popular festival with people often stopping in the road to get yet another amazing shot of a tulip field. So plan accordingly as weekends are really busy. In the winter and early spring snow geese and swans blanket the fields. Great places to stretch your legs Nearby Anacortes which connects to the San Juan Islands and Edison which connects to the Chuckanut Drive Scenic Byway are fun walkable communities and dont miss the chance to take a stroll and grab a bite in Cool Cuts Since the Cascade Loop encompasses four of our states officially designated scenic byways cool cuts occur in nearly every direction. Take a Washington State Ferry from Mukilteo to explore the Whidbey Scenic Isle Way. From Burlington take SR-20 up and over the North Cascades Scenic Highway to Winthrop. US-2 over the Stevens Pass Greenway runs from Everett to Wenatchee. DRIVE THE CASCADE LOOP Order your FREE Visitors Guide to this fabulous 440-mile Cascade Mountain and Whidbey Island loop tour. www.cascadeloop.com 509 662-3888 Tulip Town. Jennifer Coleman