Category Archives: nature

My Fine Art Prints

February 15, 2026national parks, nature, personal, photograph, scenic, travelfine art, landscapes, national parks, nature, portfolio, prints, sales, scenic, travelArnie

Prints For Sale

Over the decades I’ve pressed my camera shutter many, many times and have accumulated a large portfolio of photographs.

Some of my favorites are now available for those of you who are interested in decorating your home or office.

Why not browse through these photographs now?

I’ve selected about 50 from the many thousands and placed them into four categories. Prints are available in four sizes: 5×7, 8×10, 11×14 and 13×19 for immediate delivery to the U.S.A. or Canada.

National Parks
Collection

Nature
Collection

Travel
Collection

Scenic
Collection

I hope you enjoy browsing through these collections from my portfolio.

Thanks for your interest.

Spring Ski

April 26, 2025health, nature, personal, photograph, recreation, scenic, travelLake Tahoe, Reno, snow, TruckeeArnie

Warm Enough For the Patio

Out west there’s still lots of snow in March for an excursion to the slopes. The Lake Tahoe area is surrounded by lots of ski resorts. We took the hour drive from Reno, NV to Truckee, CA at the north end of the lake to visit Northstar.

I gave up skiing a few years ago, but my son and two of our grandkids are still active.

March is the tail end of the skiing season but all of the slopes were open.

You can see that with fewer skiers they had the slopes to themselves. They reported that the snow was a little wet but it didn’t stop them at all from enjoying their outing.

When they finally took their skis off, we went looking for a place to eat outdoors.

We found a nice dining area to enjoy the balmy weather

And the grandkids seemed to take to the pleasant temperatures.

Since our son lives in Reno, we’ve often had the chance to visit the areas around Lake Tahoe. The Northstar ski resort is one of them and I have a feeling that we’ll be back again.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

X-Country Drive

February 9, 2025informational, national parks, nature, personal, photograph, scenic, traveldriving, family, Idaho, national parks, Nevada, travelArnie

October Vacationing

Last year we found enough time to take two short vacations. The second one was in October which turned out to be a nice time to still enjoy the pleasant weather while avoiding the crowds.

Our itinerary was to visit our son and family in Reno, NV and then hop north to Grand Teton National Park and enjoy the outdoors. Our route to Reno was pretty straight forward – taking Interstate 80 for the first half of our trip.

Our home in Grand Rapids is a solid midwestern city. We’re used to the familiar surroundings – cities, farms and small factories. As we drove westward we could see changes to the scenery.

Black – Grand Rapids to Reno
Red – Reno to Grand Tetons to Grand Rapids

A noticeable change in scenery as we travel west . Here’s a feed lot in Ogallala, Nebraska

Wyoming is known for its oil production. This is the huge Sinclair refinery.

Captivating rock formations line Interstate 80 near Green River, Wyoming

We took this selfie at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

This downtown sign shouts to us as we arrive in Reno.

Tall trees characterize the Sierras close to Reno

A long coastline at King’s Beach along Lake Tahoe

A paddle boarder enjoys the cool waters of Lake Tahoe.

Leaving Reno we head towards Grand Teton National Park. We backtrack on I-80 for a short distance and then cut through southeastern Idaho. It’s a 700 mile drive through some very unpopulated high desert terrain.