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
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .