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
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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 .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .