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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
