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The Saucy Chronicles
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TrailHeads Trek Through Asbestos Site, Dogs Consider Lawsuit, Brad Gets Five Ribs
All six of the famous Trailheads "as seen on the internetâ„¢" gathered inside the perimeter to hike Zonolite Park Trail, a 0.7-mile...
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TrailHeads Are Celebrities; Elvis And Fio Are Shunned, And City Barbeque Shines
On a July day that The Weather Channel in Hell would call "warm as here," five Trailheads (Guy, Brad, Steve, Roy, and Patrick) gathered...
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TrailHeads Learn About Neil Young's Crime And Latvia
Four Trailheads (Steve, Roy, Brad, and Patrick) gathered on the muggy last day of June 2022 and hiked East Jones Bridge Trail. Trail...
Patrick Scullin
Jul 2, 2022
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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...
Roy Trimble. Sauced by Patrick Scullin
Jun 25, 2022
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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...
Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble
Jun 6, 2022
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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...
Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble
Jun 1, 2022
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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...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
May 19, 2022
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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
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.
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
On a glorious spring morning where Atlanta trees and vegetation were showing more shades of green than jealous Leprechauns with wads of...
Patrick Scullin
Apr 22, 2022
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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
Five dedicated Trailheads (Roy, Brad, Steve, Guy, and Patrick) gathered in Kennesaw to assault Little Kennesaw Mountain and Kennesaw...
Patrick Scullin
Apr 8, 2022
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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...
Roy Trimble and Patrick Scullin
Apr 1, 2022
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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...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Mar 18, 2022
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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 Climb Pine Mountain, Then Pig Out In Cartersville.
On a beautiful March day, the Trailheads convened in Cartersville to scale the heights of Pine Mountain. We were missing a couple of our...
Patrick Scullin
Mar 7, 2022
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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,...
Patrick Scullin
Feb 25, 2022
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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...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Feb 18, 2022
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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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