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
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
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CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
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STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
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