When it comes to trail building and preferred beverages, there are only two options … (1) coffee before trail building and (2) beer after trail building. Who doesn’t love a hot cup of coffee on a cold, damp morning before heading into the woods for a day of digging? We've got you covered. In fact, we’re giving away a 2lb bag of our Trail Builder Blend coffee to YOU! Whether you’re a professional trail builder or lead a group of volunteer trail builders, here’s how to win a big bag of coffee.
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There’s something about backcountry trail work. Out of cell service, away from the crowds, and rough and raw trails that see very little use. That was what the Orogenesis Klickitat Sisters Stewardship Campout was all about. Two days of trail work on the remote Kilckitat Trail. What’s the goal? To piece together the longest mountain bike trail in the world. That is the vision of Gabe Tiller and Orogenesis.
At Loam Coffee, we’ve always supported trail building in small ways behind the scenes. Most of the time, that involved sending coffee to work parties for trail builders to enjoy. Other times we’d send bags of coffee to be raffled off for fundraisers for trail projects. We also support a small non-profit trail building organization monthly. But now that Loam Coffee and Trail Builder Magazine are figuratively under the same roof, we’re leaning into this more.
It seems like a rare occasion when you show up for a trail building day, and there’s no coffee. Most often, people are simply bringing their own. Other times, someone will swing by a Starbucks and pick up donuts along the way. Either way, we know coffee is essential. Especially since trail building season goes throughout the winter here in the Pacific Northwest. Mornings typically are cold (but not freezing) and damp.
We keep saying coffee was meant to be enjoyed outdoors. And while we certainly mean it, we've also shared different ways to brew coffee outside with you over the years. There are innumerable ways to brew coffee at the trailhead, around the campfire, and on a bikepacking trip. But how about from a van?
We all are creatures of habit. Sometimes those habits are good, but we tend to notice them when they are bad. Maybe not "bad" as in "really bad," but we definitely know areas in our lives where we're mailing it in. Perhaps we're even lazy in those areas as well. So why bring this up? What does this have to do with coffee?
