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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .