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
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
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POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .