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How do you normally brew coffee? Do you brew coffee differently at home compared to when you’re on a week-long bikepacking trip or exploring the high desert backroads in your conversion van? By the way, there’s no right or wrong answer here. If you feel stuck, would you like some more ideas and options?
One of my favorite podcasts is Trail EAffect, hosted by Josh Blum. It’s my go-to when I ride laps at our local in-city bike park in Portland. In the podcast, Josh interviews various people involved in trail building. At the end of an interview, he often asks, “What do you look for in a trail town?” I love that question and think about it often. I have my answer, but I am curious: how would you answer it?
Black Friday sales are contentious. As customers, we’re all looking out for them. And why not? But then, there’s a massive cultural pushback to the over-the-top consumerism that this day is known for. The question we then wrestle with is … should we offer a sale or no sale?
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.
THREE different ways to win …
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.
