Aerial tour of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival



less Visitors walk through tulip fields during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival near La Conner on Sunday, Apr. 22, 2012 as seen in the photo from a Sky Fly'n Helicopter tour. The helicopter tours depart from Mount Vernon. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is in full bloom, carpeting fields in the Skagit valley with color. Visitors walk through tulip fields during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival near La Conner on Sunday, Apr. 22, 2012 as seen in the photo from a Sky Fly'n Helicopter tour. The helicopter tours depart from Mount ... more Photo: SOFIA JARAMILLO Photo: SOFIA JARAMILLO Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close Aerial tour of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

The tulips and daffodils of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival are in full bloom, with the valley's fields carpeted in brilliant color.

With temperatures in the 70s and clear skies, this past weekend was a perfect time to go experence the dramtatic color palette — if you don't mind traffic and crowds.

Seattlepi.com photographer Sofia Jaramillo hopped aboard a helicopter from Sky Fly'n Helicopter for a unique view of the fields. The aerial tour provider departs from Mount Vernon and provides about a 10 minute flight over the fields for $60. Other aerial tour operators in the area can fly visitors over the fields.