This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .