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 A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .