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.
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .