California the Beautiful
"Words shimmer and resonate in this book, which combines the photographs of the late Galen Rowell - a California native - With a panoply of quotes about the Golden State from an impressive array of writers.  Rowell's landscapes are so vividly rich...that they work at this scale like dazzling jewels...[a] skillful blending of text and image."ColorMagazine"This collection of images shows off the Golden State’s most scenic vistas...the state’s diverse natural beauty is augmented with inspirational words from Maya Angelou, Joan Didion, John Muir and many more."Outdoor Photographer"Peter Beren edits this gorgeous collection...pairing some eighty-five images from the photographer Galen Rowell with the voices of some fifty California writers, from Maya Angelou to Ray Bradbury and Henry Miller. A lovely, keepsake editiion for any California collection."California Bookwatch"As a California native and former photographer and travel expert, I can truly say that the photographs inCalifornia the Beautifulare the next best things to being there."--Rebecca Foree, author ofNorthern California Best Places--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition.