Such an idyllic part of this area

The Skagit valley is so close to Seattle, and still has beautiful farmland, barns, cows and the gorgeous Cascade Mountain range behind.  This is a view driving back home from Bellingham. 

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.”
― Sylvia Plath