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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .