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 his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .