Where does one go when you spend all of 2012 in the biggest cities in the world?

The middle of nowhere.

Check out some candid shots of my West Coast tour of Mammoth Lakes, Lake Tahoe and Napa Valley.

xoxo

Mammoth Mountain.

Heavenly @ Lake Tahoe.

Lake Mono, on the drive from Mammoth to Lake Tahoe.

First stop of the day: Cakebread Cellars.

The view from Joseph Phelps Winery.

Dusk at The Meritage Resort & Spa.