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.
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .