A Story of Place and Inspiration

Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration, features more than 200 panoramic photographs that celebrate the wonderment of Mount Diablo’s extraordinary lands. Accompanying my photographs are four inspiring essays written by leaders in conservation and humankind’s cultural connections to natural lands: Seth Adams, Land Conservation Director, Save Mount Diablo; Edwin Bernbaum, PhD, The Mountain Institute; Edward “Ted” Sortwell Clement, Jr., Executive Director, Save Mount Diablo; and Robert Doyle, General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District. Together, these thoughtful voices explore the diverse ways natural lands, and Mount Diablo specifically, touch our lives and inspire us to care about our environment and each other. Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration, is my second collaboration with the book’s editor, local writer Linda Rimac Colberg, and is sponsored by Save Mount Diablo, East Bay Regional Park District, J. Rockcliff Realtors, Bishop Ranch, and Claudia & Scott Hein.