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
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .