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 PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .