Page 18 March 2012 Off-season Tahoe trip a beauty for Arcadia couple Gloria and Myron McKenzie in front of beautiful Lake Tahoe. By Kaley Kalil Myron and Gloria McKenzie have lived in Arcadia for 27 years, where they raised their daughter Alycia, 26, and son Zach, 20. Gloria, a librarian for the city of Phoenix, and Myron, who works in scienti fi c sales for Olympus, recently made their fi rst trip to Lake Tahoe, where the states of California and Nevada meet. “We had never been there before and had heard how beautiful it was,” Myron said. They visited the lake in October during the off-season. “There were fewer people and the pace was much slower. It was much easier to get around,” Myron said. One day before they arrived to the lake, a snowstorm left roughly 10 inches of snow. “The roads were clear and everything was covered in a nice blanket of snow,” Myron said. “It was very beautiful all the way around the lake.” Myron and Gloria made the leisurely six- hour drive around Lake Tahoe, stopping at many of the small towns, villages, ski resorts and informative lookouts along the way. They stopped for lunch in King’s Beach at a small restaurant full of old bicycles, toys and other antiques. “We did take a small detour to Squaw Valley to see the Olympic Village and ski resort,” Myron said. “That is a place I would like to go back to for skiing some time.” They also visited Vikingsholm, a castle originally built as a summer home in 1929. Among tall pines and cedar trees at the head of Emerald Bay on the California side, it was here that Myron and Gloria read about the lake and saw what Myron called “one of the fi nest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the country.” Although they didn’t particularly like the Nevada side of the lake with all of its casinos, they did stay at the Harrah’s there for the duration of their trip. “It was reasonably priced and a fair place to stay because it was a casino. But, we would not stay there again,” Myron said. Myron and Gloria fl ew from Phoenix to Reno, and then drove to the lake. “On our way back to Reno, we stopped in Carson City to look around,” Myron Continued on page 25 Neil Germundson Toyota Fleet Manager NeilG@RightToyota.com 7701 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ, 85260 480-778-2200 Contact Neil today for your friendly neighborhood discount! 2012 SCION 2012 SCION The rainbow ends at Right Honda The rainbow ends at Right Honda 7875 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ, 85260 480-778-2440 Craig Thorpe Honda Fleet Manager CThorpe@RightHonda.com Contact Craig today for your friendly neighborhood discount! 2012 HONDA Same great auto protection. Now at a lower cost. Now you can save up to 10% on a new MetLife Auto & Home ® auto policy with the new Welcome Discount. A “no-surprises” auto policy from MetLife Auto & Home is already an excellent value. Now you can see for yourself at an even more competitive price. Call to learn more or receive a free quote: Our new Welcome Discount means lower cost, not lower coverage. Guarantees are subject to product terms, exclusions, limitations and the insurer’s claims-paying ability and financial strength. MetLife Auto & Home is a brand of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company S T N P 1 1 0 2 © . y f i l a u q o h w e s o h t o t s e t a t s t s o m n i e l b a l i a v a e r a s t n u o c s i d d n a , s e t a r , e g a r e v o C . s e t a i l fi f a s t i d n a L0911208959[exp0814][All States] 1109-3268 The Welcome Discount applies to new auto policies only. Nick Wesselmann WIN Group Insurance 4203 E Indian School Rd #301 Phoenix, AZ 85018 602-734-5074 nick@wingroupins.com www.wingroup.com

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