Flowering cherry trees in blossom along Harper Avenue, Hagley Park, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States of America, North America

The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States of America, North America

The infirmary in John Harper farmhouse at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

John Harper farmhouse at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Old carriage in front of the little houses in Harpers Ferry, Maryland, United States of America, USA

Little houses in Harpers Ferry, surrounded by trees, Maryland, United States of America, USA

Patrick Harper uses a compass and a topographic map to navigate through the mountains above Ouray, Colorado. Harper, a member of Team Montrail, was practicing his navigation skills for the Primal Quest adventure race. Harper trained in the mountains above Ouray, Colorado for a month before the event to get better acclimatized to the high elevation.

Patrick Harper uses a compass and a topographic map to navigate through the mountains above Ouray, Colorado. Harper, a member of Team Montrail, was practicing his navigation skills for The Primal Quest Adventure Race. Harper trained in the mountains above Ouray, Colorado for a month before the event to get better acclimatized to the high elevation.

Members of Team Montrail (Novak Thompson ,Patrick Harper, Rebecca Rusch) train for the next adventure race of the season. The team spends much time hiking and running. In the photo the team runs up hill, through flowers, near Lake Tahoe. Hope Valley, California

Members of Team Montrail (Novak Thompson, ,Patrick Harper, Rebecca Rusch) train for the next adventure race of the season. The team spends much time hiking, running. In the photo the team crosses a river near Lake Tahoe. Hope Valley, California

Patrick Harper uses a compass and a topographic map to navigate through the mountains above Ouray, Colorado. Harper, a member of Team Montrail, was practicing his navigation skills for the Primal Quest adventure race. Harper trained in the mountains above Ouray, Colorado for a month before the event to get better acclimatized to the high elevation.

A mountain bike rider on a ride on the east side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington.

A mountain bike rider silhouetted against the setting sun in Washington's Cascade Mountains.

A road cyclists rides by cows in a pasture, with the sunset, near Eunumclaw, Washington.

Flyfishermen with their gear walk to a hidden desert lake in eastern Washington.

A mountain bike rider on a trail in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

Two road cyclists race by on a turn on the Seattle waterfront in Washington.

A young couple ride their bikes at sunset along the Puget Sound waterfront in Tacoma, Washington.

A mountain bike rider blasts down a trail just outside Mt. Rainier National Park at sunrise.

A fly fisherman with a small tarpon that caught with a fly rod on Great Inagua in the Bahamas.

A cyclist races by and is photographed from a low angle near Eunumclaw, Washington.

A road cyclist on a road in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

A Mt. biker speeds by on a mountain trail.