From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .