When out-of-staters think of Washington, they often think of Seattle. But there’s so much more to our state than the city – in fact, the majority of Washington is rural, and farming and agriculture play a big role in our revenue. Our farms are just as beautiful as any urban skyline. These photos will have you planning your next country getaway.

  1. A wheat field in the Palouse.

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  1. A tulip farm in the Skagit Valley at sunset.

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  1. A frosty morning on a farm in Eastern Washington.

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  1. Rows of lavender line this Whidbey Island farm.

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  1. A beautiful farm in Lamoine (the Chelan area) covered in a light dusting of snow.

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  1. Peas and wheat on a Walla Walla farm at sunrise.

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  1. A farm with windmills outside of Cle Elum.

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  1. An Eastern Washington farmhouse and wide open spaces.

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  1. A flock of geese captured over this corn field in Corfu.

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  1. The sun setting over this farm in Rexville.

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  1. You’d never get tired of this view of green farm land in Central Washington.

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  1. Hay and an old silo in North Kitsap County.

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  1. A beautiful shot of some corn fields on a farm in Blanchard.

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We’re thankful for our Washington farming communities.

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Rachel Samanyi/Flickr

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