I am often—well, sometimes—asked if there is really a bicycle grown into a tree on Vashon Island. Yup, there is, and here is my photo to prove it. My shoes got muddy but it was worth it. There is a bogus story around about a boy leaving his bike in the woods and going off to fight and die in World War One, but actually the bike dates from the 1950s and the kid who left it leaning on a tree went on to be a King County Sheriff’s deputy. Or so it is said. We may never know.
And here is our outdoor health club overlooking Puget Sound. Eleven working exercise bikes were there for years. Last year they disappeared but were replaced quickly, anonymously and under cover of darkness.
