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enjoy walking and hiking but don't want to walk or hike in undeveloped areas during <br />hunting season. The Coal Mines trail provides the perfect alternative. <br />Goal 11: Interpret interactively -engage visitors and hosts in learning about Kittitas <br />County assets and encourage residents to present the environmental, agricultural, <br />recreational, heritage, and cultural assets of Kittitas County communities, so that <br />tourists gain a richer experience and residents develop pride in their locales. <br />This project will enhance the user experience of the Coal Mines Trail. Through a trail <br />that is inviting, esthetically pleasing and user friendly and trail signs that are engaging <br />and informative, visitors, hosts and residents will learn about the assets of the Coal <br />Mines Trail. This learning will enable and encourage residents to "spread the word" <br />about the positive attributes of the Coal Mines Trail, as well as engender pride in this <br />asset ofthe Cle Elum community. <br />Description of the specific county tourism infrastructure needs this project addresses: In <br />accordance with part 7: Actions to Implement Geotourism Potentia Is, Kittitas County <br />Tourism Infrastructure Plan, the specific county tourism infrastructure needs that this <br />project addresses are: <br />• Regional trail project and regional trail system plan for snow, horse, hike, dog and <br />snowmobile users. <br />• Key trail links completed -Coal Mines Trail connected with Rat Pack trail, Cle Elum <br />Mountain Bike Park and numerous other trails connecting Cle Elum, Roslyn and the <br />Teanaway Community Forest. <br />• Additional miles of all trail types developed -new trails that connect to the Coal <br />Mines Trail are being developed on Cle Elum Ridge and the Teanaway Community <br />Forest. <br />• Trailhead enhanced with parking, kiosks, directories, and an inviting, park-like <br />setting. <br />How the project directly increases tourism: As described in this section and throughout <br />this proposal, the enhancement of the user experience on the Coal Mines Trail will <br />encourage additional tourist visitation. Walkers, dog walkers, hikers, runners, bikers, skiers, <br />horseback riders and snowmobilers will be attracted to the trail and the overall trail <br />network. These users bring substantial new tourist dollars to the City of Cle Elum as a result <br />of their participation in activities on the Coal Mines Trail. <br />4