AMAZING LANDSCAPES
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
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NATURE'S MOST STUNNING SHAPES AND PATTERNS
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
CAT RIPS OFF OWN EARS DUE TO UNTREATED CANCER
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OWLS ARE MASTERS OF DISGUISE IN INDIAN FOREST
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ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN
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EUROSTAR-BUCKS
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LAZY LIZARDS RELAX AND POSE LIKE YODA
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MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS
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SERENE ICEBERGS
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
COUPLE TIE THE KNOT IN SPECTACULAR £45K HARRY POTTER WEDDING
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