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.
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .