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Four-Wheel Bob's New Adventure: Supporting Bay Area Trails

The East Bay Hills Trails Hike and Ride begins on August 31 and runs through September 5th. Bicyclists can join the event on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights of the event include five days of hiking from Crockett to Cull Canyon, totaling 53.5 miles; a six day 100-mile equestrian ride year, starting in Berkeley at the Anderson Equestrian Camp in Tilden Park; an evening talk by 4-Wheel Bob’s about his epic climb to the top of White Mountain, California's 3rd largest peak. It’s not solely because Coomber does his hiking from a wheel chair; or that a faint flicker of Four-Wheel Bob as featured on ABC news jogs their memory; it’s simply because Coomber loves the outdoors and speaks so eloquently about it. Coomber’s reflections on nature, to be sure, can sound like a hymnal to the natural world. Indeed, nature as seen through Bob Coomber’s eyes has a magical quality. “The journey while in nature is like a rainbow,” he explains. “It’s black and white at the ends but it’s what’s in the middle - the colors of the rainbow - that matter most.” So when Morris Older, the coordinator of the 2011 East Bay Hills Trails Benefit Hike and Ride, contacted him to participate and speak at an event to support one of the Bay Area’s greatest natural treasures, our Bay Area trails, Coomber jumped at the chance. A new mission, if you will, from the man whose dogged persistence enabled him to reach the 14,252 ft summit of White Mountain - the third highest peak in California. The East Bay Hills Trails Hike and Ride begins on August 31 and runs through September 5. Bicyclists can join the event on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights of the event include five days of hiking from Crockett to Cull Canyon, totaling 53.

Greeneroo | East Bay Hike

Leader: Bay Area Ridge Trail Council

Description: REI and the Bay Area Ridge trail Council are offering a great opportunity to spend five days hiking the Bay Area Ridge Trail and support its continued growth. On this benefit through-hike from Martinez to Castro Valley, you’ll hike 10-14 miles each day, covering about 35 miles of Ridge Trail and 25 on nearby loops. You’ll camp and swim in East Bay parks along the way, and spend evenings enjoying good food and a variety of entertaining programs, including a naturalist presentation, an equestrian drill team, stargazing through telescopes at the Chabot Space and Science Center, and more. Your camping gear will be transported each day, so all you need to carry is a small pack. All meals and campsite costs are included. Fees: $55 per day, with a $25 discount if you register for all five days. Each participant is encouraged to arrange for additional pledge donations from friends and family, but this is optional.

Space is limited to 75 participants per day. This event is held in conjunction with the popular East Bay Hills Benefit Horseback Ride, so early registration is recommended.

For more info , you may also contact Bay Area Ridge Trail Council board member Morris Older at (925) 254-8943 .

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