Crimea_River
Marshal
Neat! And I bet all the characters are named Sandy.
NJACO's Crazy, Amazing, Jaw-Dropping Pics
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Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
That's BAD Andy! LMAO!!!!!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Yeah, I debated hitting the post button....maybe shouldna
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Again, incredible images and not a grain out of place. Wouldn't want a sand storm though.
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
After being featured in the September/October 2011 issue of Sierra, the Sierra Club's magazine, the photograph of a pine tree that has grown around a child's bicycle has been making Internet rounds. The story is that a boy put his bike against the tree in 1914 and went to war, never to return.
Well, not so fast.....
Berkeley Breathed apparently created a children's book about this very "bike tree", 1994's "Red Ranger Came Calling". This is the actual tree, engulfing the vintage bicycle, which inspired the story. The handlebars were removed by a (former) island author and hidden away until the day a big-time movie producer buys the rights to produce a film based on the book. The "Aunt Vy" character in the book will autograph books if you visit her at her Country Store, across the street from the Bicycle Tree. You can't miss the Country Store. The Red Ranger book is sold there if anyone needs a copy!The bike tree is off of Vashon Highway (which runs between the Seattle and Tacoma ferry ports on either end of the island) on the northeast corner of the Vashon Highway and SW 204 St. intersection, about 50-60 ft (very rough guesstimate) into the woods on the north side of Sound Food Cafe.
snopes.com: Bicycle Tree
Well, not so fast.....
Berkeley Breathed apparently created a children's book about this very "bike tree", 1994's "Red Ranger Came Calling". This is the actual tree, engulfing the vintage bicycle, which inspired the story. The handlebars were removed by a (former) island author and hidden away until the day a big-time movie producer buys the rights to produce a film based on the book. The "Aunt Vy" character in the book will autograph books if you visit her at her Country Store, across the street from the Bicycle Tree. You can't miss the Country Store. The Red Ranger book is sold there if anyone needs a copy!The bike tree is off of Vashon Highway (which runs between the Seattle and Tacoma ferry ports on either end of the island) on the northeast corner of the Vashon Highway and SW 204 St. intersection, about 50-60 ft (very rough guesstimate) into the woods on the north side of Sound Food Cafe.
snopes.com: Bicycle Tree
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RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Heh. Another mystery brought to light!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Interesting!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Vashon Island is right across the sound from me. I've been there many times with work mates or just to take the ferry. A wonderful little island. They keep saying they are going to build a bridge to it, but I doubt it in my lifetime.
Wow, great story.....
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Neat story.
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Wheels
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
I just love optical illusions!
T Bolt
Colonel
Cool Chris, love the jet powered bird!
Great stuff Chris!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Very cool stuff!!! I'm with Glenn though on the jet powered crane.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Showed that one to my wife and she laughed too.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That bird is awesome!- Thread starter
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
yeah, yeah, I know what you guys were looking at and its a shoulder.
Crimea_River
Marshal
And then there's Pisa, where you can't possibly avoid seeing someone propping up the leaning tower. Couldn't bring myself to do it - way too lame.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Bucksnort101
2nd Lieutenant
Well, ain't that just the pits!!!
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