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The Saucy Chronicles
Here are accounts of our travels, barbecue restaurant reviews, tall tales, humor, helpful advice, and pearls of wisdom––you get the idea––a grab bag of assorted crap. Return often for fresh nibbles that’ll entertain and enlighten you. But we recommend you do the smart thing and subscribe to our free delivery service below. We’ll deliver new content piping hot to your email box.
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Half The Trailheads Do A Full Hike And Join James Beard For Lunch At Heirloom.
Trailheads clear our schedules (such as they are) for Thursdays, our time for trudging on dirt and pretending we're rugged outdoorsmen....
Patrick Scullin & Roy Trimble
Mar 10, 2023
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Trailheads Riverwalk without Riverdancing, Then Pig-out At Mr. Pig's Smokehouse
Five Trailheads rallied (Guy, Steve, Roy, George, and Patrick) and yelled, "Take me to the river" in this week's thrilling adventure....
Patrick Scullin
Feb 25, 2023
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Elvis And Fio Make A Friend, And Trailheads Stop Putting On La-Di-Da Airs
Trailheads made like Thin Lizzy and announced to the hiking world, "The boys are back in town." Well, not exactly "in town," but close to...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Feb 18, 2023
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Trailheads Hike Close To Hindu Temple, Then Attend Woods Chapel For Services
Trailheads rallied four members (Guy, Patrick, Roy, and Brad) for an official hike. Our two missing members had lame excuses: George was...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Jan 28, 2023
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Old McDaniel Had A Farm, Ee I Ee I O, Trailheads Hike It, Then Get Tipsy
This week's adventure had a skeletal crew (Guy, Steve, and Patrick), the dedicated true Trailheads who are champions of Mother Nature and...
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Trailheads Love Sasquatch, and Socks' Love Barbecue
With Christmas in the rearview mirror, having left souvenirs of extra holiday tonnage slathered on our waistlines, Trailheads gathered...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Dec 30, 2022
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Trailheads Have Been Working On The Railroad, And Make Tracks To Jim N’ Nicks Bar-B-Q
Mother Nature spent the previous evening dumping water. The greedy ground absorbed it like a thirsty sponge, and the trees used the...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Dec 17, 2022
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Trailheads Frighten Bambi, Ponder Big Questions, And Break Laws
It was a freakish weather day in Atlanta, where our temps were warmer than in Los Angeles, and four determined Trailheads (Steve, Roy,...
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A Hike With False Starts, Curious Forest Children, And An Amazing Barbecue Discovery.
On the first day of December 2022, on a cold morning with air as crisp as a fresh Lay's Potato Chip, all six Trailheads and two-tailed...
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Trailheads Hike Yellow River, Have Cawfee Tawk, And Enjoy Texas Barbecue.
In the show "Game of Thrones," the residents of the Seven Kingdoms always warned, "Winter is Coming." Trailheads said, "Winter is here,"...
Patrick Scullin
Nov 18, 2022
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Patrick Replaces Ye For Adidas, Trailheads Hike Hills, Then Hit Slopes
The author of this review had some cognitive issues Thursday morning. Some would say that's true every morning--cruel, but fair. The...
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Elvis Returns To The Trails And Trailheads Return to Herb's Rib Shack.
It was another tough week herding Trailheads, but not their dogs. Elvis and Fio accompanied Brad, Guy, and Patrick as they trekked...
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Trailheads Blaze New Trails, Meet A German Olympian, And Go To A Pig Museum
Elvis may be looking for a divorce attorney. Once again, the poor pup could not hike with the Trailheads because his pal Brad was...
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Rocky Mountain Guests Join Trailheads for Bamboo And Korean Barbecue.
Our followers know that Trailheads are a rugged group. Tough, resilient, tempered by nature, and schooled by the rules of the wild. So,...
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Trailheads Become Rock Stars in Lithonia, Celebrate in Decatur.
Our ragtag group is sometimes impossible to assemble––what with people getting sick, traveling, or doing insane things like working or...
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Trailheads Strike Gold Again, Then Spring to Sandy Springs For Barbecue.
Oh, the tattered tales Trailheads tell. We had two hikers down (George and Steve) due to weak "conflicts" –– housesitting while a...
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Trailheads Trek Around Confederate Monument, Then Attack Tucker For Smoked Meats
Once again, we did not have a full team of Trailheads. This time Steve and Brad were on the DL, leaving George, Guy, Roy, and Patrick to...
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Two Trailheads Represent, Avoid Lions & Dragons, Feast At Old Brick Pit
The world has wondered what's become of the Trailheads––where have they been? The gang has been radio silent for weeks. What's up? Did...
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Trailheads Trek Sherman's Path of Destruction, Then Retreat to Smyrna For Hugs.
On an oppressive, muggy August day, three Trailheads (George, Guy, and Patrick) and a special guest, George's son-in-law, Alex (visiting...
Patrick Scullin. Lightly Sauced by Roy Trimble.
Aug 11, 2022
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The Genesis of Trailheads, or how we got on this path to truth and barbecue
In the beginning, six friends and two dogs gathered for a hike. And it was good. And the friends got hungry after their nature walk, so...
Patrick Scullin
Aug 2, 2022
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