By Cari Shane If you’ve lived in DC long enough to witness the onslaught of tourists for cherry blossom season, then you know why an article like this one is necessary. As residents of our great non-state, we should get to reap the rewards of this pink-filled season sans crowds: We deserve to enjoy long, 70-degree days that include floating daffodils, popping blossoms, and fewer of the swamp-effects of the impending summer months. First, some facts: Peak bloom at the Tidal Basin, the mecca for cherry blossom-peeping, has been predicted for March 22 (tomorrow!). The National Cherry Blossom Fest…