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
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
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This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
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