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 .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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 .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
