Pensamientos

The Old Tavern is now a museum  Trail Creek tavern in Trail, Oregon was my favorite hangout and watering hole during the 1980's and the 1990's summer vacations. It was the only bar close to where I lived, but I mainly enjoyed the eclectic mix of patrons who frequented the place. On any given day, I could strike up a conversation or swap tales or play pool with loggers, fishing guides, truckers, bikers, doctors, lawyers, business owners, housewives, tourists, salmon fisherman, rafters and just plain interesting folks. The tavern featured cold draft beer, juicy hamburgers, homemade pizza and chatty bartenders. During the day the atmosphetre was that of a small town cafe, with working folks dropping in and out for short chats, while at night it was much louder and rowdier after the loggers left work and the fisherman recorded the days catch. Country music blasted from the innards of the tavern on weekends and jealous husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends often argued and fought over some real or imagined infidelity. The surrounding neighbors constantly tried unsuccessfully to get the tavern's license revoked because of rowdy weekends. It seems like they finally succeeded as Trail Creek Tavern is now a museum, a blip on the radar screen. I shall always think of her as a place where I enjoyed many beers, met some good friends and swapped some tall tales. The following is an article about Trail Southern Oregon that I found interesting and decided to share it here. It will give you an insight as to why I love this place: Just click the link to read it.