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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THE DANGEROUS WORK OF SULPHUR MINERS

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ENTER THE LOST WORLD

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COUPLE RECREATE ICONIC SCENES FROM THE NOTEBOOK

A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .

ADORABLE POLAR BEAR CUBS PLAY-FIGHT IN THE SNOW

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NEW FLEECE OF LIFE FOR WHEEL CHAIR SHEEP

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HOUNDTON TABBY

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EXERCISING OTTERS

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OWLS ARE MASTERS OF DISGUISE IN INDIAN FOREST

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

COLOURFUL FROGS PRACTICE THEIR FROG CRAWL

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LEAPING WOOD MOUSE

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .