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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
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 .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .