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
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .