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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
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