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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .