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
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
