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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
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SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .