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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .