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38 www.ScenicWA.com By-Lights Skagit Valley tulips Migrating swans and snow geese Artist community of Edison San Juan Islands viewpoints Taylor Shellfish Farm Larrabee State Park Historic Fairhaven District Start in the bountiful Skagit Valley Pastoral Skagit Valley farmland with its picturesque barns and homesteads quickly gives way to the saltwater shores of Samish Bay and views of Anacortes on the tip of Fidalgo Island and Mount Constitution rising high above Orcas. Those tiny dots of land you see poking above the waterline have names like Guemes Cypress and Sinclairall are residents of the San Juan Islands archipelago. While Skagit Valley is world famous for its tulip fields youll also encounter flocks of migrating swans organic farm stands and freshly harvested shellfish. In Bow if it works out schedule-wise dine at the amazing Rhododendron Caf where locally sourced foods and wines are perfectly prepared and served. Next door visit Bonnars Trading Post perhaps the best junk store in Skagit County and Samish Bay Cheese for a tour and a taste. The artist haven of Edison Be sure to plan some time to take the brief detour to Edison. Artists who live and display their works in small boutique galleries occupy many of the buildings in this one-horse town. Foodies always love Tweets Slough Foods and the Breadfarm. Gorgeous island views As you climb out of the valley the road narrows and youre suddenly cruising between the tall This 21-mile road trip from Burlington hugs the sheer sandstone cliffs of the Chuckanut Mountains with views of the San Juans and ends in Bellinghams historic Fairhaven District. This is a wonderful slower-paced alternative to driving I-5. Above One of Chuckanuts numerous viewpoints of the San Juan Islands. Andy Porter Opposite page Kayaking along sandstone cliffs at Larrabee. No Wrong Turns. Chuckanut Drive SCENIC BYWAY 11