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The Saucy Chronicles
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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...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Jan 28, 2022


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,...


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...
Patrick Scullin
Jan 9, 2022


Trailheads Learn All About Who’s Your Daddy
We were down a man this week. Trailhead George was trapped in a Zoom call, the modern equivalent to a PowerPoint in motion. The five...
Patrick Scullin
Dec 17, 2021


Guy Slips, Then Trailheads Fall For Dilworth’s BBQ.
We were down one Trailhead for this week’s trek. Roy was on the DL following the strain and physical punishment of last week’s hike up...
Patrick Scullin
Dec 9, 2021


Trailheads Climb Mountain, And Heap Praise on N. Georgia BBQ.
Yonah Mountain would not come to the Trailheads (mountains are stubborn that way), so the Trailheads went to Yonah Mountain. It was an...


Giant Hole In Ground Creates Giant Hole In Trailheads' Stomachs.
Trailheads had their first subscriber invitational hike at Westside Quarry Park. We opened this stroll through Atlanta's largest park to...


Trailheads Visit Deep South Of Brookhaven
For the first time in a long time, we had a full crew of six Trailheads for a pleasant hike in Brookhaven on the Murphey Candler Park...
Patrick Scullin
Nov 13, 2021


Trailheads Proclaim Greater Good Exceptionally Excellent
Five Trailheads–Guy, Brad, Roy, George (back from Bend, OR), and Patrick– hiked ITP on Blueway Trail in Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Ms....


A BBQ Joint Spiced Right For Well-Seasoned Hikers
Last year, The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area launched its HikeCRNRA Challenge inviting hikers to trek all 66 miles of...
Roy Trimble and Patrick Scullin
Nov 2, 2021


Trailheads Go Whole Hog Wild For Rodney Scott’s BBQ
Three Trailheads gathered for our latest outing at the recently opened Westside Park. George is still in Oregon, Steve was working...
Patrick Scullin
Oct 23, 2021


Trailheads Country Is Always Rib Country
The Trailheads began the day with a drive up to Raven Cliff Falls Trail. It’s near German-themed Helen GA, but we didn’t go there....
Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin
Oct 17, 2021


Trailheads Love Barbecue With An Asian Accent
In The Bible (Bucky Ray 4:20-22), it sayeth, “And there shalt be four Trailheads required to make a hike official. If there are not four,...
Patrick Scullin
Oct 1, 2021


Trailheads Get All Upscale And Twisty In Villa Rica
On a cool, crisp early Autumn morning, we took off for Villa Rica. It’s about 35 miles West of Atlanta but takes almost an hour to reach...
Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin
Sep 24, 2021


In Dahlonega, The Barbecue Is Golden
On a beautiful day after Hurricane Ida had made its way to the Northeast, the Trailheads – minus Patrick, who was playing contractor at...
Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin
Sep 4, 2021


Trailheads discover Lake & Oak is Smoky & Delicious
From our hike in Morningside, Trailheads convoyed across town into the area between East Lake and Oakhurst to Lake & Oak Neighborhood...
Patrick Scullin
Aug 21, 2021


The Hike Was Slippery, Slopes Was A Good Landing Spot
After an arduous and bloody hike at Morgan Falls, we desperately needed some barbecue. The trees sent out their dangerous roots,...
Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin
Aug 15, 2021


Trailheads Fall for Fox Bros.
The beauty of Atlanta is our diversity. It’s true of our people and our barbecue. In the Carolinas, they love their pork. And in Texas,...
Patrick Scullin
Aug 9, 2021


Trailheads Go Fishing For Barbecue
After a short-ish hike in the brutal heat of late July, we returned to the parking lot. It was time for our barbecue reward after...
Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble
Aug 5, 2021


Trailheads Hike In The Country. And Lunch In The City
We converged on City Barbecue at Abernathy and Roswell Road. What city? Who knows, some city––we’re not Magellan. Firing up Google, we...
Roy Trimble and Patrick Scullin
Jul 31, 2021
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