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.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .