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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .