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 on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .