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.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .