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.
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STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .