Eaten By a Tree

On of the most renowned bike grown deep inside the tree is the Vashon Island bike. Back in the 1914, when the first of the XX century’s deadly Word Wars flooded the Europe in blood, someone tied this bike to a little tree, joined the forces in Europe and never came back. The tree has grown and partly consumed the bike.

Here are the nice pictures and story by Kent Peterson. And if you have read Red Ranger Came Calling by Berkeley Breathed you probably would want to visit Seatle’s most interesting bike route on Vashon Island. Here is the map for you.

Actually, Seatle, Washington is not the only place on Earth where the different kinds of vehicles ingrown into the trees could be found. Here, a little example from Finland for you:

World’s famous eaten by tree moptorbike from Brasil:

And a little less known tree grown through the old truck in Uruguay:

Eaten By a Tree was posted by Vitali K. on 3rd April 2010 as part of the Curiosities section. Check the front page for the latest posts or use navigation links below: