AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES

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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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD

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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER

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10 YEAR OLD GIRL REINVENTS HER IDENTITY THROUGH COSPLAY

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DAREDEVIL DIVERS HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME

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SOUTHERN CROSSED AURORA

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

BOARDER” COLLIES AND SURF MAD MUTTS HIT THE WAVES

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ANTS IN TUG OF WAR

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BRAVE LEOPARD BEFRIENDS A CROC

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

ENDANGERED GORILLA BORN AT TWYCROSS ZOO

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