A bicycle. A tree.

A rusted, dated bicycle is suspended inside the trunk of a tree, roughly 7 ft. above the ground.

There are many stories and just as many questions about how the old, rusted bike ended up suspending 7 ft. above the ground inside of a trunk of a tree. Regardless of all the stories and theories, the bike remains a popular stop for hikers and bike lover.

Explanations
Some say that a boy tied the bike to a tree before going off to war, never to return. Others think that a child chained it there and then forgot it. Artist, cartoonist and author Berkeley Breathed, who grew up in the area, wrote his version of what happened in a children's book called "Red Ranger Came Calling", weaving it into an elaborate Christmas story.

A hoax?
While many are enchanted with the tree, some think it's a hoax. In their opinion there is no way the tree could have "picked up" the bicycle from the ground, as they do not grow up from the trunk, but from the top. Others pointed out that since the bike seems to be from the 1910s, the tree could have been a sapling, and a forked branch may have been weaved between parts of the bike and lifted it up over the decades.

The owner of the bike
A few years ago a family that just to live in the area came forward, saying the bike belonged to Don Puz, who as a child received the bike as a donation after his family home burnt down. Supposedly he left the bicycle in the woods while playing with his friend in 1954, then forgot about it and never went back looking for it.

Sources: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vashon-island-bike-tree and http://www.craigboyce.com/w/2012/07/bike-in-tree-vashon-island-the-real-story/
Image source: http://www.vijesti.me/caffe/zanimljiva-botanika-ukrstanje-biljaka-sa-biciklom-motociklom-107309