AMAZING LANDSCAPES

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

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NOT FIT FOR DOGS - RSPCA RESCUERS FIND ANIMALS IN SHOCKING FILTH

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CHEEKY SQUIRREL STICKS TONGUE OUT

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FISH AND BIRD TANGO

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

STRANDED MOOSE RESCUED FROM FROZEN LAKE

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PLAYFUL DOLPHINS SHOW OFF THEIR AQUA AEROBIC SKILLS

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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

DAREDEVIL DINING: THE 160FT HIGH RESTAURANT

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STABBED BY SON

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SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED

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ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

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