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Monday May 22nd (International Biological Diversity Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike the Pipeline Trail. This is a 2 hour hike over a rainforest trail with moderate hills, level 6 for distance, level 7 for difficulty. Bring water and a hiking stick and wear hiking boots. There's a $5 regular/$3 jubilado trail fee. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Saturday May 20th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike part of the River Walk. This is a 1 hour hike over paved streets essentially flat, level 1 for distance and difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday May 19th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, drive to and hike the Don Pepe trail. This is a rainforest trail with steep hills, level 4 for distance, level 8 for difficulty. Bring water and hiking stick and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday May 17th (World Telecommunication and Information Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike the Pianista Trail. This is a 2 hour hike over a rainforest trail with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty. Wear hiking boots and bring water and a hiking stick. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Tuesday May 16th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, drive to and hike the Santa Lucia trail. This is a 1 hour in/out hike over a gravel street and trail essentially flat, level 1 for distance and difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday May 15th (International Family Day and Panama Recycle Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the Stairs loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with substantial hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5.7 miles, 11,600 steps. Bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Saturday May 13th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, drive to and hike the Santa Lucia loop. This is a <1 hour hike over paved streets with slight hills, level 1 for distance and difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday May 12th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike El Salto road. This is a 2 hour in/out hike over a paved street with substantial hikks, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5.6 miles, 11,500 steps. Bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday May 10th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Feria, drive to and hike La India. This is a 2 hour hike over a gravel street with substantial hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 5 miles, 10,400 steps. Bring water and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Tuesday May 9th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to El Santuario and hike to/from Il Pianista. This is a 1 hour in/out hike over a paved street with moderate hills, level 2 for distance, level 1 for difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday May 8th (World War II Day and Migratory Bird Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the El Santuario loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty. Bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Saturday May 6th (World Nurses Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI and hike to/from Santa Lucia. This is a 1 hour hike over paved streets with moderate hills, level 1 for distance, level 2 for difficulty. Hope to see you there. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday May 5th (Panama Bombero Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike the Bajo Mono trail. This is a 2 hour hike over a trail to a waterfall with moderate hills, level 6 for distance and difficulty. Wear hiking boots and bring a camera and hiking stick. There's a $5 regular/$3 jubilado charge. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Tuesday May 2nd (World Tuna Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Feria, drive to and hike part of the Palo Alto trail. This is a 1 hour hike over a trail with moderate hills, level 1 for distance, level 2 for difficulty. Wear hiking boots and bring a hiking stick. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday May 1st (Panama Labor Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the River Walk loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved streets and a trail with moderate hills, level 7 for distance and difficulty, 6.3 miles, 14,500 steps. Bring water and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Saturday April 29th (International Dance Day and World Chemical Warfare Remembrance Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to the Climbing Wall and hike toward/from the Haunted Castle. This is a 1 hour hike over a paved street with moderate hills, level 1 for distance and difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday April 28th (World Safety and Health at Work Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Feria, drive to Palo Alto road and hike to/from Tree Trek. This is a 2 hour hike over a gravel street with a continuous moderate hill with a steep hill at the end, level 5 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 4.1 miles, 9200 steps, 1360 total vertical feet. Wear hiking boots and bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday April 26th (World Intellectual Property Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from across from CEFATI, drive to and hike the Los Pinos route. This is a 2+ hour in/out hike over mostly paved streets with substantial hills, level 8 for distance and difficulty, 7 miles, 14,500 steps, 2844 ft vertical. Bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Tuesday April 25th (World Malaria Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and hike the El Salto road loop. This is a <1 hour hike over paved streets with moderate hills, level 1 for distance, level 2 for difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday April 24th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Feria and hike the Jaramillo Centro-Footbridge loop. This is a 2 hour hike over paved and gravel streets and a trail with moderate hills and 1 steep hill, level 7 for distance and difficulty. Bring water and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Saturday April 22nd (International Earth Day) we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Ivans market, drive to Caldera and hike to/from the dam. This is a 1 hour hike over a gravel street basically flat, level 2 for distance, level 1 for difficulty. Bring extra water and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Friday April 21st 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 substantial hills, level 7 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 4.8 miles, 11,200 steps. Bring water. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Wednesday April 19th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1, drive to and hike the Volcan Baru Trail. This is a 2 hour hike over paved streets and trails with substantial hills, level 6 for distance, level 8 for difficulty, 4 miles, 9100 steps. Bring water, hiking stick and wear hiking boots. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Tuesday April 18th we'll leave at 8:00 AM from the Wilson bridge, drive to and hike the Lucero Lake. This is a 1 hour hike over a gravel street with slight hills, level 1 for distance and difficulty. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.

Monday April 17th we're going to have 2 hikes - you can choose which you prefer. For both we'll leave at 8:00 AM from Sabroson restaurant #1 and drive to the entrance to the Pipeline Trail. Then Jim Kennedy will lead a hike to the Culebra Trail. This is a 2 hour hike in the rainforest which includes a dangerous river crossing - cross the river on foot or over a very slippery wooden bridge with no rails, level 7 for distance, level 9 for difficulty. This is where one of our hikers fell off and broke his back. Bring a hiking stick and wear hiking boots. I will lead the hike to theRanger station and back. This is a 2 hour in/out hike over paved streets with substantial hills, level 8 for distance, level 9 for difficulty. Bring water, hiking boots optional. If interested email rimerman1@gmail.com.