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
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .