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Capital RC&D

| Developing the South Mountain Geo-Trail |

Geo-caching is an adventure sport/hobby ideal for families. Participants visit designated sites in a “treasure-hunt” type experience. Capital RC&D collaborated with the region’s visitors bureaus to connect various a suite of farms and farm markets, wineries, historic sites, forestlands, unique water features, and bustling recreation assets within the South Mountain landscape into a “Geo-Trail.” In addition to designating sites and creating the trail on the official geocaching.com website, Capital RC&D creating branding elements and created a passport for the South Mountain Geo-Trail. The trail was designed to develop awareness of the landscape’s assets, to increase visitation to the participating host locations, and to create a family-friend recreational opportunity within the landscape. Click here to learn more about the South Mountain Geo-Trail.