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
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .