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.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .