I ran for the tulips this past weekend, even if the Tulip Festival is canceled. I did something like a ten mile loop from my door, out into the valley and along the Skagit River. The roads were quiet, and the backroads quieter still. The parking lot for the Tulip Festival empty, but there were some lookie loos driving around. I enjoyed the flats and farm fields, and then finished up along the backside of the Skagit River, near Edgewater Park.
The weather is turning better now, which means I'll have to get more creative with my runs. I have options, and I'm discovering new backroads around town where dogs bark at me as I go by, and the cars are few.
I get a kick out of all the things I can find and see, on a run from home. Endless discoveries and variety. The Skagit Valley is a beautiful place to be locked down. Hopefully things lift enough soon to share some trails in the high country, when things open up. This may be the year of the backpack, although I'd love to get some aloha at some point.
