One of our readers saw a bunch of cyclists with Christmas trees strapped to their backs riding down Westlake Avenue at around 8 p.m. last Thursday, January 7. Stephanie Moultrie wrote,

There were about 100 cyclists with Christmas trees on their back riding along Westlake Avenue, slowing traffic down, riding through red lights…Was that a protest?

I haven’t been able to figure out if this was in fact a protest, or a very literal interpretation of the city’s tree-cycling program. According to Stephanie, the group was heading north on Westlake toward Nickerson and Fremont. If anyone has any idea who this group of Christmas tree-cyclists were and what they were doing, please comment below. Whatever the reason, I bet this sure was a sight. Stephanie wrote,

They had actual Christmas trees strapped on their backs. There were so many of them! I wish I had taken a picture.