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 US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
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