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
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .