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.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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 .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .