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Ice Cyclist, Alaska Range, 1996

"A passing player on nature's grand stage, cyclist Carl Tobin rides the rough ice of Black Rapids Glacier. With windblown grit giving traction, the cyclists pedaled up to ten hours straight on the ice. All told, the group covered 70 percent of the journey upright on bikes."

—From "A Wild Ride: Biking Across the Alaska Range" May 1997, National Geographic magazine

Photograph by Bill Hatcher