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 THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .