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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
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