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Friday May 14th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to Alto Quiel and hike the Finca Lerido Aguacate trail. This is a 2 hour hike over paved street and trail with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty. Bring water and a bag for avocados. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday May 12th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Wilson bridge, drive to Lucero and hike the La Estrella loop. This is a 2 hour hike over gravel streets with moderate hills, level 8 for distance, level 7 for difficulty, 6 miles, 14,000 steps. Bring water and wear hiking boots. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday May 10th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from El Cacho gymnasium (behind the Terpel station in town) and hike the Mystic Garden loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with 1 moderate hill, level 8 for distance, level 6 for difficulty, 7½ miles, 15,900 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday May 7th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, Drive to and hike the La Estancia loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with several long steep hills, level 7 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 4.8 miles, 11,200 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday May 5th we'll celebrate Panama Firefighter Day and Mexico Cinco de Mayo and leave at 8:00 AM from across from BCP, drive to and hike Jaramillo Arriba. This is a 2 hour in/out hike over a gravel road with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5 miles, 10,400 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday May 3rd we'll celebrate World Press Freedom Day and leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike to/from the Climbing Wall. This is a 2 hour hike over paved streets with moderate hills, level 6 for distance, level 7 for difficulty, 4.4 miles, 8900 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday April 30th we'll celebrate International Jazz Day and end the month with the Horqueta hike, leaving from Sabroson restaurant #1 at 8:00 AM. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with several steep long hills - similar to La Estancia - level 6 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 3.4 miles, 8600 steps, 600 feet vertical. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday April 28th we'll celebrate World Safety and Health at Work Day and leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike the Pianista Trail. This is a 2 hour hike over trail (hiking boots recommended) with moderate hills, level 5 for distance, level 7 for difficulty, 4.1 miles, 8700 steps. Bring water. Note - this does not involve the area where the women died - it's perfectly safe. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday April 26th we'll celebrate World Intellectual Property Day and leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the Pianista loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved streets with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty. Bring water, hiking boots not necessary. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday April 23rd we'll celebrate World Book and Copyright Day and World English Language Day and leave at 8:00 AM from San Francisco plaza, drive to Palmira and hike to/from the Dairy Farm. This is a 2 hour hike over a gravel street with slight hills, level 6 for distance and difficulty. This is a good hike for us slowpokes. Bring water and wear hiking boots. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday April 21st we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike Finca Esmeralda. This is a 2 hour in/out hike in a private coffee farm (with permission) with a long hill, level 6 for distance, level 9 for difficulty (if you do it all the way), 4 miles, 8400 steps. Note - we may opt to do a route through the coffee plants that's not so hard. Just do what you can. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday April 19th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to the Climbing Wall and hike to/from the Haunted Castle. This is a 2 hour hike over paved streets with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5½ miles, 11,700 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday April 16th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, drive to and hike the La Estancia loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with several steep hills, level 7 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 4.8 miles, 11,200 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday April 14th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike Finca Esmeralda in Alto Quiel. This is a 2 hour hike in a private finca (with special permission) over a paved path and trail with long steep hills, level 6 for distance, level 9 for difficulty, 4 miles, 8400 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday April 12th we'll celebrate World Human Space Flight Day and leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the Stairs loop. This is a 2+ hour hike over predominantly paved streets with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5.7 miles, 11,600 steps. Bring water. Show up or email rimerman1@gmail.com.