Tales & Barbecue

The Saucy Chronicles

Collected here are tall tales, opinions, news, and bits of wisdom––you get the idea––a grab bag of assorted crap. And since TrailHeads get famished trampling across this planet in our search for truth, we reward ourselves with barbecue. Enjoy reviews of smoked meat emporiums sampled by our esteemed panel of discerning palates. Please return often for fresh nibbles that’ll entertain and enlighten you.

Trailheads Hike The Gold Branch Trail, Take Olympic Gold, And Celebrate A Platinum Anniversary.

Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin

Jun 25

Trailheads Hike The Gold Branch Trail, Take Olympic Gold, And Celebrate A Platinum Anniversary.

This week the Trailheads had two major milestones. Trailheader George Hirthler, who wrote the bid book that brought the 1996 Summer...

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TrailHead Goes To Texas And Tests His Austin City Limit For Barbecue.

Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble

Jun 6

TrailHead Goes To Texas And Tests His Austin City Limit For Barbecue.

Brad Copeland and his wife Barbara traveled to Austin to visit their daughter, son-in-law, and beautiful grandchildren (AKA: The Texas...

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Tick Hellbent On Destroying The Barbecue Industry. Trailheads Act To Save Smoked Meats

Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble

Jun 1

Tick Hellbent On Destroying The Barbecue Industry. Trailheads Act To Save Smoked Meats

The lone star tick, or Amblyomma Americanum, is spreading alpha-gal syndrome, a severe allergic reaction to meats like pork, beef, and...

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Trailheads Hike A Green Spot Off I-85, Then Go To Lilburn For Golden Smoke

Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.

May 19

Trailheads Hike A Green Spot Off I-85, Then Go To Lilburn For Golden Smoke

Two Trailheads were MIA this week. Steve was busy with professional work––what's that? And Brad was off in Los Angeles, visiting his...

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Elvis Protests, Trailheads Comply, Then Go To Alpharetta For Barbecue

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

May 13

Elvis Protests, Trailheads Comply, Then Go To Alpharetta For Barbecue

Trail Master Guy usually picks our path on Monday for our Thursday hike. This week he selected Chattahoochee River National Recreation...

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Trailheads Rally Back, Go Off The Beaten Track, and Discover A Tasty Shack

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

May 6

Trailheads Rally Back, Go Off The Beaten Track, and Discover A Tasty Shack

In outer space, satellites orbit around the Earth and ping back coordinates for humans attempting to reach their destinations....

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Trailheads Talk Trash, Play With Dolls And Trains, And Cue Up For Lunch.

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

Apr 29

Trailheads Talk Trash, Play With Dolls And Trains, And Cue Up For Lunch.

Buckle up, cats and kittens, and join Trailheads as we discover the joys and macabre weirdness of Doll's Head Trail in Atlanta's...

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Trailheads Trek Into The Bamboo Forest, Then Discover Oklahoma Barbecue

Patrick Scullin

Apr 22

Trailheads Trek Into The Bamboo Forest, Then Discover Oklahoma Barbecue

On a glorious spring morning where Atlanta trees and vegetation were showing more shades of green than jealous Leprechauns with wads of...

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Trailheads Love Barbecue, Socks' Love Barbecue. That's A Whole Lotta Love.

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

Apr 15

Trailheads Love Barbecue, Socks' Love Barbecue. That's A Whole Lotta Love.

The creed of The Boy Scouts is "Be prepared." (Girl Scouts laugh. They're born prepared.) The Trailheads' mission is "On the path to...

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Trailheads Attack Little Kennesaw Mt., Then Retreat To Big Shanty For Chow

Patrick Scullin

Apr 8

Trailheads Attack Little Kennesaw Mt., Then Retreat To Big Shanty For Chow

Five dedicated Trailheads (Roy, Brad, Steve, Guy, and Patrick) gathered in Kennesaw to assault Little Kennesaw Mountain and Kennesaw...

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Three Trailheads Search For The First Lady, Find Themselves In Summerhill.

Roy Trimble and Patrick Scullin

Apr 1

Three Trailheads Search For The First Lady, Find Themselves In Summerhill.

Half the human Trailheads crew (Brad, Guy, and Roy) set out on a hike with loyal companions Elvis and Fio. George was off exploring...

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Trailheads Trek Red Top, Then Make Shack Attack.

Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.

Mar 18

Trailheads Trek Red Top, Then Make Shack Attack.

Trailheads (George, Roy, Steve, Brad, Guy, Patrick, and four-leggers, Elvis & Fio) braved the morning fog and insufferable I-75 North...

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George Hirthler. Lightly Sauced by Roy and Patrick

Mar 11

A March For Peace Before A Feast.

To help celebrate his 90th birthday, civil rights icon Andy Young called for a Peace Walk in Downtown Atlanta—and the Trailheads jumped...

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Trailheads Hike The Hootch, Miss The Boat On Pulled Pork.

Patrick Scullin

Feb 26

Trailheads Hike The Hootch, Miss The Boat On Pulled Pork.

The Trailheads army (Guy, George, Steve, Roy, Brad, and Patrick) assembled southwest of Atlanta, past Six Flags, and near Douglasville,...

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Trailheads Encounter Creek Mysteries And Wonder Who The Pit Boss Is

Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.

Feb 19

Trailheads Encounter Creek Mysteries And Wonder Who The Pit Boss Is

Trailheads gathered at another Civil War Battle site and hiked the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve Outer Loop. The previous night we...

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Trailheads Hike Civil War Site, Then Make Rib Shack Attack

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

Feb 12

Trailheads Hike Civil War Site, Then Make Rib Shack Attack

The entire Trailhead squad, with Fio and Elvis, attacked the Heritage Park Trail near Mableton, GA. The know-it-all app AllTrails calls...

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Trailheads Hike South, Then Go To Ohio For Barbecue

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

Feb 4

Trailheads Hike South, Then Go To Ohio For Barbecue

The Trailheads did Dry January, abstaining from liquor––but not lecturing drinkers about the evils of their liquid sinning––only to slip...

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Trailheads Fight, Then Make Up Over Smoked Meats.

Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.

Jan 28

Trailheads Fight, Then Make Up Over Smoked Meats.

The Trailheads (sans George, who is hobnobbing with Olympics bigwigs in Switzerland) ventured into virgin territory: The Yellow River...

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Trailheads Hike, Then Say, “Play It Again, Sam."

Patrick Scullin Lightly Sauced By Roy Trimble

Jan 15

Trailheads Hike, Then Say, “Play It Again, Sam."

Last week, Roy and Guy (and their booster shots!) were battling Omicron, their hiking boots gathering dust. But for this week’s journey,...

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Trailheads Hike, Then Learn A Geography Lesson

Patrick Scullin

Jan 9

Trailheads Hike, Then Learn A Geography Lesson

Trailheads are ordinary men who walk the walk of everyday people. And so, in a show of solidarity, two of our crew (Roy and Guy) decided...

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