Skagit Valley Heritage Barns Photo Tours – Register Online!
Skagit Valley Heritage Barns Photo Tours
There are many reasons to visit Skagit Valley: Tulip Festival, North Cascades National Park, our beautiful coastline and our fantastically wonderful Heritage Barns.
Skagit Valley Tractor and Sky
The Skagit County Historical Museum has created a heritage barn tour including 55 historic registered barns. These self-guided tours include the build date, roof style, agricultural use and in many cases, the family history of many Skagit County pioneers.
Skagit Valley is one of the most fertile areas in the United States. Over 90 different crops are grown in the County. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, tulips, daffodils, pickling cucumbers, specialty potatoes, Jonagold apples, green peas, and vegetable seed are some of the more important crops in this maritime valley. More tulip, iris, and daffodil bulbs are produced here than in any other county in the U.S. Ninety-five percent of the red potatoes grown in the state of Washington are from Skagit County.
There are hundreds of photogenic barns dotted across the valley, some in use, some abandoned. Only a few are a part of the Heritage Barn Tour, but they are no less interesting and alluring.
Andy Porter Photography Guided Skagit Valley Heritage Barns Photo Tours
Our Skagit Valley Barn Tours are customized to fit your schedule and time frame. We offer half and full-day tours focusing on morning and evening to find the most alluring lighting for the barns and fields. Being local to the area I know the byways very well so we can navigate through the back roads quickly making our way from Barn to Barn.
Planning for Your Tour
When to come for a visit? The best months to visit the Skagit Valley are March-October. The onset of Spring Time brings a thousand hues of green to the valley. April hosts the Daffodil and Tulip Festival. The fields are often water-laden creating wonderful reflective photo possibilities. As the crops grow and ripen the colors change and each season gives it’s own unique look and feel to imagery. September and October are wonderful times to come for a Barn Tour, the rich colors and hues of Autumn are not to be missed.
Weather – Skagit Valley Weather is…unpredictable. Spring sees temps in the 40’s and 50’s with rain common. Summer brings some hot sunny days. Late July and August can see weeks of beautiful sunny days, or solid rain. Fall weather is cooler and nights can see temps well below freezing.
What to bring for imaging?
• Camera, lenses, filters, a tripod (light weight, if possible), extra batteries and memory cards.
• Water, snacks and any other food/beverages.
This just ONE of our Washington State Photo Tours, be sure to learn about our Night Sky Photo Tours and Tulip Festival Tours!
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