"This cover illustration was for a story on a treacherous triathlon, consisting of biking, canoeing and hiking, all taking place in the outdoor activity-friendly month of February! Skulls are pretty heavily relied on in visual communication, however, the first sentence of the article described the writer's experience of flying over the handlebars of his bike. It's a pretty hardcore race, and was deserving of the skull and crossbones association, in my opinion."
