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
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
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 .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .