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
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .