Passage to Cerro Alto is a fictional account of life on the Central California Coast in the latter part of the nineteenth century. San Luis Obispo local history blends with the mysticism and myth of the highland retreat at Cerro Alto to produce a unique tall tale. The rapid growth of the dairy industry in San Luis Obispo during the 1870s and the outlaw West, with its saloons and churches, exists alongside the magic of the Santa Lucia Mountains and Cerro Alto. The novel is about redemption, human destiny and faith. It is also a story of love.