by Goda | Aug 19, 2023 | Timberline Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated) August 19, 2023: First thing in the morning, I walked around the vendor area and grabbed free stickers and candy off of peoples’ tables. Then, I went to sit down on an inflatable couch mattress in the middle of the venue because I didn’t feel like going out...
by Goda | Aug 18, 2023 | Timberline Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated) August 18, 2023: In the morning, I hitched out to Cascade Locks and I could not shake the smile off of my face when I had arrived. I loved seeing the image of all the thru-hikers passing through, full of adventure and achievement. Shortly into arriving,...
by Goda | Aug 17, 2023 | Timberline Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated due to language) August 17 2023, Timberline Trail (Day 2): I felt inspired to start early today so I hiked out when it was still dark. I didn’t recall having even done that once on the AT. Out on the west, it felt warm at 4am, the stars shined bright and it...
by Goda | Aug 15, 2023 | Appalachian Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated) August 15, 2023: Last night, I dreamt that I was hitchhiking with a guy whom I slept with that was one of my dad’s employees. I remember feeling shame that my dad would find out the way I was and want nothing to do with me anymore. I arrived to my hometown...
by Goda | Aug 12, 2023 | Appalachian Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated) August 12, 2023: While I started packing my stuff up, I met a guy named Missing Person who was absolutely stoked to be on the CDT. I could tell the trail was in his heart just by the way he spoke about the challenging times he went through, but how he still...
by Goda | Aug 11, 2023 | Appalachian Trail 2023, x-rated
(X-rated) August 11, 2023: I woke up to the image of Zelda’s cat laying on top of her heart. I thought it looked adorable because Zelda was very petite and her cat took up half of her body. When she woke up, we went to eat breakfast, then she drove me a bit up the...