Mile 666 (2025) Movie Script
Even as my days
are consumed
like smoke
and my bones are
burned!
My
Enemies taunt me.
They ridicule me
and curse me!
For I've eaten ashes like bread!
And mingled my drink with tears!
My God.
Take me not away.
In the midst of my days.
Thy years are
throughout all generations.
Help!
Help!
You've laid the foundation
of these mountains.
I shall perish, but they will endure.
Their years shall have no end!
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
The children of your servants shall
continue
and their seed shall
spread
before thee!
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Hello, everybody. I'm checking in tonight.
Kind of an emotional, but also just
a really great day today.
I made it up to Kuwohi
government name: Clingmans Dome.
Highest point on the trail.
And I kind of thought that when I got
there, I'd be ready to, um
say goodbye to Mom.
200 miles in.
I'd be ready to walk it off. But,
I thought after so long of
thinking about food as numbers and
then finding my way
into professional cooking,
going to culinary school and erasing
all of that,
I kind of thought that I'd be over
this strange numerical relationship
that my mother gave me with food
and get back to the basics
and like, taste and hunger.
And that's happened a bit. I mean,
I'll say that
my scraggly remains of garlic
have never tasted so wonderful.
That being said, I'm worried
about making it to my next box,
and now I'm looking at
what I have and I'm thinking
of the numbers as they equate to calories
and is it enough fuel?
I don't know.
I've been thinking a lot
about the mushrooms I've been seeing.
I've been thinking a lot about
the people that are from this land
and how they ate and
those mushrooms are looking really tasty.
Keep thinking of
sauting them on a cast iron plate
with a big steamy
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
Glug of dry sherry. That's.
Yeah, I'm getting pretty worn down.
It's just been, uh,
not to gross you out on a food podcast,
but a deteriorating situation.
I'm hoping I can, give my feet a break
once I get to Standing Bear Hostel
and walk around
barefoot, give 'um a good dry.
Maybe, actually, make a trail friend.
I really like to, um
break bread with somebody else who likes
doing this.
Anyway, I hope
those of you who are listening
are, um, eating delicious things
with delicious people.
And this is me signing out
in a hammock and a beautiful clear night
that is promising to stay clear.
And I have, I think, 1988.7
delicious miles to go.
From me and Hildy in the hungry hammock.
I am signing off.
Bye.
[ghost voice whispers] 666.
You!
Shall!
Go!
Hildy! Where's my pills?
Behind you.
Cute dog!
Thanks.
[woman sings with banjo]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother
lest I be damned
hear my ancient plea
I was struck down by my
lover's hand and cast into the stream
Hey, Dishes!
Hey.
Oh my god.
You wanna go?
[ACHILLES] Hiking with a dog?
[HIKER] Dishes?
Check out her pack.
See?
This chick's got like a
whole fucking kitchen in her bag.
Carrying around a cutting board
Cutting things while she hikes?
She's crazy!
[OTHER HIKER] Hey, what's
up with you, man? You don't eat?
[DISHES] Hi!
[MARIA] Welcome to Standing Bear.
[DISHES] Hi!
I'm Maria. How can I help you?
Hi, I'm Carrie, and this is Hildy.
I'm checking in for the night,
and I sent a resupply box here.
Okay, let me get the resupply box first.
Alright. Thanks.
[MARIA] and we'll go from there.
[MARIA] It's not been messed with.
Oh, good.
[MARIA] Alright, let me, uh
write down your information.
[MARIA] 'Kay. Carrie Carr.
[MARIA] Are you, are you Dishes?
[MARIA] I heard someone call you Dishes.
[DISHES] Oh, no,
I don't have a trail name yet.
'Kay, home state?
Just 'cause we're curious.
I also don't have one of
those right now. I came from New York.
Well, let's just call the trail your state
[MARIA] Alright.
[MARIA] Um, we take cash and Venmo.
[DISHES] Okay.
[MARIA] And you can just pay
[MARIA] when you leave.
Oh. That's Achilles.
Everybody knows him
from YouTube, apparently.
[DISHES] Yeah. Me too.
I've seen all his videos.
I haven't seen any of em.
Um. Do you want
[MARIA] a private room
or, uh, the bunkhouse?
[DISHES] A private room
would be great if you have one.
[MARIA] Top of the tree house?
[DISHES] That sounds really great. Yeah.
[MARIA] Okay. I'll get
you all set up with a clipboard
[DISHES] 'Kay.
[MARIA] if you'd like
to go to the resupply.
Where is it?
Oh, it's just right up there.
Write down everything that you're getting.
[MARIA] We're on the honor system
[MARIA] So, uh,
we'll square up at the end.
[group sings with guitar and banjo]
Oh, she's got me too tired. Too tired.
Too tired. Too tired to fight.
So I guess, I guess, I guess
I'll share a bed tonight.
And I know, I know, I know
I should just go home.
But at least, at least, at least
Woo!
I ain't sleeping alone.
She's got me too tired,
too tired, too tired
Too tired to fight.
So I guess, I guess, I guess
I'll share a bed tonight.
And I know, I know, I know
I should just go home.
But at least, at least, at least
I ain't sleeping alone.
[ACHILLES]
This is really good. What is this?
[DISHES] Smokey pineapple togarashi jerky.
[ACHILLES] Mmm
I'm actually doing a podcast
about good food on the trail.
[ACHILLES] You made this?
[DISHES] Yeah, it's what I do.
May I?
Sure.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST] I'm here
at Standing Bear Hostel with Achilles.
For those not in
the know, he hiked the FKFastest known time on the AT last year.
Achilles, I've watched
all your trail videos.
Are you filming a new one now?
No, no, I'm taking
a break from social media.
[ACHILLES] Technology.
[ACHILLES] The competition.
I just, I just, I just blew straight past
so much beautiful stuff on my FKT.
I was just, I was focusing on miles,
like, they were just numbers and not like,
[ACHILLES] you know.
Well he's a no-good,
sharpshooting, son-of-a-gun
I wanted to experience the trail,
this time at a different pace.
[ACHILLES] It's kind of
a victory lap for me, I guess.
[ACHILLES] Just me
and the trail this time.
So is it okay that I'm recording this?
I'm not blowing up
your secret hike, am I?
Oh, no, no, no.
[ACHILLES] It's cool.
[DISHES] What's your
philosophy for food on the trail?
Eat when you can.
[DISHES] Do you cook?
[ACHILLES] I guess you could say that I,
[ACHILLES] I usually cold soak.
Okay, explain cold soaking.
You know, like,
you know, you get your food out,
in the middle of the day
whatever you're gonna make,
like, like some ramen
or whatever, and you use.
I have a little jar I put it in
[ACHILLES] with some water,
[ACHILLES] and then you just kind of,
like, let that soak for the last um,
few hours of your,
of your, of your hike that day.
Then you eat it.
It's great.
[DISHES] How do you think it works?
How do I think it works?
How did the taste,
Ha ha, uh
it does the job.
So you think of food as more as calories.
Yeah.
Fuel?
Food is fuel.
[ACHILLES] What's your dog's name?
[DISHES] This is Hildy. Hildy Carr.
[ACHILLES] Hi, Hildy.
[ACHILLES] How are you?
Awe, she's doing good.
[ACHILLES] Does your mommy like to play?
The lord said you're important,
so are the things you do.
The lord said you're important,
so are the things you do.
Well ya always be mindful
that somebody's watching you.
Better slow down,
slow down, slow down and pray.
Slow down, slow down,
slow down and pray.
And read a little bit of The Word,
And you might not go astray.
Play that guitar.
Slow down, slow down,
slow down and pray.
You better slow down,
slow down, slow down and pray.
And read a little bit of The Word,
and you might not go astray.
Slow it down now.
[music echoes] You gotta
slow down, slow down,
[music echoes] Slow down and pray.
[music echoes] You better.
[BETHANNY] Achilles!
Achilles, please! Stop! Ow!
Yeehaw!
I like that harmony.
[ACHILLES] A dog on the trail is wild.
[DISHES] I don't know
what I'd do with out her.
[ROWAN] We just wanted to return these.
The food was delicious. Thank you.
Thanks so much.
And thanks for bringing these back.
I'm actually.
I'm recording a podcast
about food on the trail.
Do you guys mind being interviewed?
[CYRUS] Of course.
[ROWAN] Sure.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Introduce yourselves, please.
[CYRUS] I'm Cyrus.
[ROWAN] I'm Rowan.
[DISHES] I guess I like to
ask people what in your life, be it food
or otherwise, do you find most delicious?
[CYRUS] I guess it's
[CYRUS] not really food,
but the independence to kind of
[CYRUS] do what you want and live
how you want and cook how you want.
[ROWAN] Yeah,
I guess he put it the right way.
[ROWAN] Freedom.
[ROWAN] Not something
you can find everywhere.
[DISHES] Do you guys talk to family much?
[ROWAN] Not anymore.
[CYRUS] Not since we left, no.
[DISHES] So you're runaways?
[ROWAN] I guess
that's the proper word for it.
Wow.
[CYRUS] the Page of Cups usually
symbolizes, your, your inner child.
It seems the uncertainties that you have
surrounding more
intrinsic parts of yourselves.
The Nine of Swords is looking like you're
in a place of vulnerability,
a place of danger and fear
surrounding those uncertainties.
But, the
Queen of Swords is in the future position,
which is generally a good sign.
So, uh Why does Hildy wear that jacket?
Oh, she's my service dog for my epilepsy.
Oh, so you, um, shake and stuff?
Rowan. That's rude.
[DISHES] No.
[CYRUS] Sorry.
[DISHES] No, no, it's seriously fine.
My epilepsy is more like.
I get this wave of unbearable terror,
and then I see things and hear
things that aren't there.
I see things, too.
[DISHES] Really?
You forage?
Not yet. I'm really interested.
There's so many
mushrooms on the trail and I'm.
[DISHES] I guess I'm
wondering which ones I can eat.
[DISHES] I found one actually.
Squished it in some
toilet paper and put in a bag.
[CYRUS] Can I see it?
[DISHES] Yeah.
[DISHES] Spots. Yeah.
[CYRUS] That certainly is something.
I can cure you.
Of your affliction.
My affliction?
Yes, ma'am.
There's 43 healing verses in the Bible.
I know them all by heart.
Did you find it in the base of a tree or,
[CYRUS] in the ground by itself?
[DISHES] In the ground by itself, I think.
Devil's Cap.
It's. It's medicinal.
Open your palm for me.
What am I doing?
Muscle testing.
It shows how your body will react
to the medicine.
[CYRUS] And it's looking
like your body agrees with it.
I think you should eat it.
Is it gonna poison me?
No, the. The name sounds scary.
It's just mildly psychoactive.
It'll calm the nerves.
It could help with your seizures.
Okay.
Scout's honor.
Okay. How much do you think I should take?
[CYRUS] Piece of it might be good.
How's it taste?
Could use a little, um
salt, maybe a little wine.
What's gonna happen to me?
I've never personally
taken psychoactive mushrooms.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I'm here with Debbie.
[DISHES] Thank you for being here with me.
Debbie, you told me a little bit
about what you do.
Tell me about what you do.
[DEBBIE] I say what
we do is try to fight a
colonized mindset.
Appalachia has been sacrificed
for more affluent communities
And we're trying to educate
folks about how beautiful
and how magical this place is
and help them understand that we create
the clean water and clean air
for the entire East Coast,
and that the forest
and the water, which is like
the circulatory system of
the planet is, more valuable.
Left alone.
This is one of the most
diverse places on the planet,
and all the medicine you'd ever need
grows through the Appalachian Mountains.
I mean, these mountains
go all the way up to Iceland,
Right? When Pangea was all together.
These are the
oldest mountains in the world.
I mean, every living
thing has a spirit, right?
And so the older you are,
the more life experience you have.
And that's why I think the folks
that come through
the trail and are open to it,
they will find
what, what they need. Because
the mountains will tell you
[DISHES] The medicine of the mountains.
[DEBBIE] Well just
everything of the mountains.
[DEBBIE] You know, it's in its nature.
It's in our nature
to take care of each other.
You know, we're social creatures
and animals and trees are the same way.
I mean, if a tree falls down in the
woods, if it's an elder and they need it,
the other trees will use the root
systems and feed that tree and help it to,
If it's sick, help it to get better.
If they need it to grow again,
even if it's cut down,
it'll start growing again.
Science is just now starting to be able
to document this stuff, but it's a reality
to anybody that pays attention.
Carrie Lynn.
[MOM] You fucking little slut!
I will kill you and your brother.
[Mom] And your daddy.
[MOM] Why are you provoking me?
Why are you provoking me?
[CYRUS] That's not funny.
Rowan, put that away.
Mom? No, no.
[MOM] Maybe I should hurt myself.
Should I hurt myself?
And you wouldn't have
to deal with me anymore.
Mommy! No.
You think you're innocent, huh?
No!
Miss Proud-And-Mighty,
on her own in the big city?
[ROWAN] Well, huh?
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
[MOM] Should I kill you?
Mommy, don't. Don't do it, no.
Yeah, Missy.
I got you.
I got your number.
And it's not one I want to keep.
[CYRUS] I don't. This is never.
I have to go. I'm so sorry.
Are you okay?
[DISHES] Mom?
Mom?
Mom?!
[HIKER] Where the fuck is my phone?
One of these hiker-trash
piece of shit,
motherfuckers stole my phone.
Whoever did this is a huge loser.
Somebody better find it in five minutes
or there will be hell to pay.
My phone was just charging last night.
What kind of
piece of shit steals somebody's
phone out here in the middle of nowhere?
What am I supposed to do?
Where am I supposed to go?
How do I find anything?
I don't have a phone!
I'm screwed!
What the fuck, man?
Hildy?
Hildy, come.
Hildy!
Hildy! Hildy, come!
Whoo whoo whoo!
Butta, butt a, butt a!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy?
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
[ghostly crying, wailing]
666! 666! 666!
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST] I'm not sure.
[MARIA] I can give you a ride to
I'm gonna upload these anymore.
[MARIA] Knoxville? Asheville? Bus station.
Airport. Whatever. Whatever we need.
No. No thank you.
I said I'd do it, so here we go.
I'm at
Brown Gap.
I'm recording this from.
I'm sorry.
Alone in my hammock.
Hildy ran off last night,
and something got her.
I buried her at Standing Bear.
Hey, bear, bear, bear, bear!
I'm coming! I'm coming!
I was being stupid.
I was being selfish.
I was being inattentive.
I don't know what to say.
I guess I'll edit out the pauses.
I don't know what's
at the end of this thing, but
I said I'd do it.
I'm going to keep doing it.
[distorted voices] Are you okay?
Do you need any water?
[distorted] There's pills in my bag.
Those kids I met at Standing Bear,
Rowan and Cyrus are here.
There's somebody else
from Standing Bear here.
Achilles.
I recognize his tent.
[CYRUS] Never
thought we'd see you after,
[CYRUS] what happened the other night.
[ROWAN] I'm sorry about that.
Was it your mom?
When it happened,
it was like I could just see everything.
I don't know what that was,
but my mom said
that stuff on the day she died.
[CYRUS] Could you shuffle these?
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I don't know much about tarot cards
or anything, but
I feel like I'm dead already
rotting from the inside out.
Like.
When you cut open an orange and
[CYRUS] Temperance.
The center membrane
and the surrounding flesh
has gone black.
[CYRUS] Two of cups.
I feel like if you cut
me open flies would fly out.
[CYRUS] The devil.
[DISHES] What does the devil mean?
[CYRUS] Some take it as self-indulgence.
Greed. One of the seven deadly sins.
Like what I did to Hildy.
[CYRUS] No, no.
In this reading,
I take it more as a warning.
I feel like a curse.
A curse where death
follows me wherever I go.
[ROWAN] Our grandparents
taught us about the afflicted spirits
that live in these mountains.
They said that everything that happens
here, they have some part of.
Even if they can't do it
themselves, they'll find a vessel.
I wish there were afflicted spirits.
I'd love to believe
that anything has a purpose.
Have the things
that you see changed at all?
[DISHES] I've heard
them for the first time.
I've never really tried to listen before.
Not following those signals
are leading to more dangerous things.
And I worry that.
That if you don't
start listening, it may get worse.
My epileptic visions are
saying, "666" to me, so.
[ROWAN] Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast,
for it's the number of a man.
And that number is 6, 6, 6.
Revelations 13:18.
The beast is either translated
as the beast or the man,
depending on whose version
you read, but same meaning.
Maybe I'm the devil.
Rains coming.
I wish I was more than some ex-caterer.
[ROWAN] Should we make dinner?
With a dead mom and a dead dog. And
I'll make dinner.
No food left.
What do you guys have?
[ROWAN and CYRUS] Um, soup.
I wish I were anything but alone.
Rowan!
Cyrus!
Damnit!
Hey!
Too bad it's not foggy out!
[ACHILLES] So, you guys going through
hike after graduation?
[ACHILLES] You have to.
[ACHILLES] That's when I did my first hike.
[ACHILLES] It can be kind of dangerous
though if you don't hike with a guy.
[ACHILLES] I mean,
do you guys have boyfriends?
[TEEN GIRL] It's really hard
to not to laugh for some reason.
[ACHILLES] I could hike with you.
[TEEN GIRL] I would love that! Thank you!
[ACHILLES] Yeah, totally, uh.
[ACHILLES] I, I don't
have my phone right now
[ACHILLES] 'Cause I'm
doing a social media cleanse.
[TEEN GIRL] That's so cool!
[ACHILLES] Yeah. But, if
you want to tag me in a photo
[ACHILLES] then I can find you later.
[ACHILLES] Yeah.
[TEEN GIRL] Let me get my phone.
[TEEN GIRL] Oh my goodness,
that's such a good idea.
M'goin' again.
Okay.
Oh, hey. Dishes!
Wassup?
Uh, come meet Sadie and Tess.
Is that his girlfriend?
Hey, Achilles.
It was really nice to meet you.
Oh, yeah.
It was great to meet you guys too.
Awesome. Awesome.
Um, you don't happen
to have a knife I can borrow do ya?
Oh, no, man,
I don't I don't,
I don't carry on anymore.
Okay.
He was so hot.
Yeah.
[Achilles] So how's the hike?
Sorry my shoulders are.
Oh, yeah. No. I mean.
No. Kidding. What's this base weight here?
Like 14 pounds?
What's going on?
Oh, shit.
You okay?
Oh. Oh!
Did something happen?
Yep.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I barely know you.
Fuck!
My dog got killed.
And I got robbed and I don't think
I can walk another
fucking mile of this trail.
I don't.
I'm sorry. I don't want to be a dick, but,
can I see what's in you pack?
I just
I feel like you're carrying
too much with you.
I mean, your namesake
These are very lightweight,
very lightweight dishes.
It's either 4 plates
for 4 different people.
Or it's a main course
and a side dish for two people.
Wow. Okay. Moving on.
Female bodied urinary device.
Not looking at it.
That's my camping stove
minus my knife, which,
[ACHILLES] Got stolen?
Yeah. Along with my
seizure meds which also got taken.
Those kids stole your pills?
Yeah. But, I still have this.
Very sneaky. Very sneaky flashlight.
Ooo. Sneaky, sneaky.
[ACHILLES] Okay, so far
doing standard flashlight things.
But.
Okay, so?
That smell like batteries to you?
No, that does not
smell like batteries to me.
Mmm. It's not batteries.
Oh my god. Are you fucking kidding me.?
I'm sorry.
I'm an asshole.
Yep.
Oh, hey.
I was a fucking selfish idiot.
Hey. It's not your fault.
It was though.
But, thank you for saying that.
You can't blame yourself like that.
I was too.
It was an act of God.
It's okay.
No.
Not ready to let go.
It stays.
Okay.
Let's see what else you got.
Okay.
What's this?
Food?
What is this?
Are you collecting sand? From beaches?
No. You're actually
fondling my late mother.
Ah.
Um, um.
Thanks.
Are you planning on
scattering them somewhere?
Yeah. Figured I'd find a place that seems
pretty enough.
Significant enough to,
lay her to rest.
Sure.
Look, what I've learned is
that everything you're carrying with you
is either pushing you
forward or holding you back.
I've been all
up and down this trail, and
I'd say this is a pretty,
pretty of a spot as any.
Hey, how much is that book weigh?
Less and less.
[DISHES] Oh.
[ACHILLES] I know, original.
Why are you reading that?
I knew a girl who was uh,
really into this stuff.
She's gone now, so.
Oh, sorry about that.
Why do you do that?
Once I've read it,
it's served its purpose.
After that, it's just holding me back.
Hmm.
Hey, you don't have any papers, do you?
And if the offering is a burnt offering
from the herd, he has to offer a male
without defect.
Burnt offering?
That's funny.
Actually, do you mind rolling?
I've never rolled with Bible pages before.
[ACHILLES] Sure. Okay.
[MOM] I don't know what to do anymore.
[MOM] My heart is broken.
[MOM] Help me.
[MOM] Help me!
[MOM] You were my little girl.
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
[ghostly whispers]
6.6.6.
[MOM] It's mean. It's really mean.
[MOM] I love you.
[MOM] Love me.
[MOM] Love me!
[MOM] Everything I've ever done for you.
[MOM] And what does that matter?
[MOM] What does that matter!
[MOM] I have given up
my whole life for my child!
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
[MOM] Should I kill you?
[ghostly whispers] 666.
Preacher put a baby in me.
[MOM] Yeah, Missy, I got you.
[MOM] I got your number.
[MOM] And it's not one I want to keep.
Mom?
Mom!
Mom!
Mom?
Mom?
[ACHILLES] How many
days have you been on the trail?
[DISHES] Um, 21.
[ACHILLES] Me too.
[DISHES] That's so weird
that we've been walking
together all this time and
I just ran into you a few days ago.
[ACHILLES] No. Remember?
I think I saw you earlier down the trail.
[DISHES] Yeah. At Mt. Collins Shelter.
I saw you running south.
[ACHILLES] No. Nah.
It must've been somebody else
No. I remember I saw
you at Albert Mountain Fire House
At Mile 100?
Mile 100, yeah.
[ACHILLES] Couple weeks ago.
[DISHES] I remember the rainstorm,
but I don't remember you.
I remember you.
[DISHES] I interviewed a lot of
people there I don't remember you.
[ACHILLES] Well, you were pretty busy.
[DISHES] I think I still
have that recording in my.
[DISHES] Here we go.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Okay. We have reached mile 100.
We're at Albert Mountain Fire Tower
and it has started
hailing despite the season.
Wow. That hail.
Mm hm.
Hildy and I were totally soaked.
Totally serendipitously.
We're behind super-famous,
iconic hiker Dirty Avocado.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] Iconic?
That's, that's too nice of you.
It's honestly really true.
So I know that you
were a vegan on the trail.
[Dirty Avocado] Yep.
That's, like, not super typical.
Are you still a vegan today?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I'm not 100% vegan anymore
I remember her.
Asking about Hildy.
[Dirty Avocado] Can I pet her?
[DISHES] Yes, absolutely!
She's like laying all over you.
Everybody loved that dog,
[DISHES] now that you're
hiking again, I guess, like,
how has your philosophy
of food on the trail altered?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I wouldn't say that I
was too stressed out when I was vegan.
It's a really simple way of eating,
and they got to a point where
I wouldn't think about
food anymore, and I wouldn't.
I wouldn't even get excited
about food in town that much.
Like, my focus was
just like somewhere else.
Just like enjoying
the trail, getting to Canada,
you know, not too
fixated on food at all, really.
But now that I am not strictly vegan,
I am able to savor,
like those couple hours
before getting into town
I thought I talked to everybody but,
maybe not all the guys
playing Uno in the corner.
Yeah, yeah, that was me.
Huh?
That's so funny how
I didn't recognize you as an individual.
Well I remember you.
[DISHES] You remember Hildy.
[ACHILLES] No, I remember you.
[DISHES] You do?
[ACHILLES]
How could I forget this cute face?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I feel
like we all need motivations.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] Things to look forward to.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] And incentives.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] So if
it's food, I mean, that's great.
[DIRTY AVOCADO]
That's just one thing, you know?
[Dishes] Oh my god, Hildy is
ready to go hiking with you, I think.
So sorry about what happened.
It's not your fault.
I know.
I'm still sorry.
[ACHILLES] It's. It's a gold chain.
[DISHES] Yeah.
[ACHILLES] It, it has,
you know, sentimental value to me.
Are you sure you haven't seen it?
[DISHES] Yep. I.
[ACHILLES] I'm pretty sure I've been
wearing it this whole time.
[DISHES] I don't know, I just
I don't really notice stuff like that.
[ACHILLES] Well, maybe you
took, like, a picture of me.
Can I see your phone
and go through your camera roll?
[DISHES] I haven't charged
my phone in, like, a hundred miles.
Oh, maybe it was,
No Business Nob Shelter.
Well, it would have
no business being there.
No, it wouldn't.
Fuck!
Can you please
take this, like, a little bit seriously?
Oo! Hey, I just found it!
Really?
No, I was just pulling your chain.
Oh! Fuck!
Hey! Watch out!
There's some gravity over there.
I don't know,
maybe I lost it at Cherry Gap.
[ACHILLES] What?
You just said.
Maybe I lost it at Cherry Gap
I'm glad this is funny to you.
That part is.
What's so special about this necklace?
I don't know, it was a gift.
I just, I just get really angry
when it's like I had a thing,
and then it's just, like, gone.
It's just completely fucking disappeared.
I hear ya!
Hey, come try this.
Yeah.
It's delicious.
Salt?
No, I think it's good.
Here.
I'm actually not that hungry.
Oh. Sweet.
Thanks. More for me.
Take the spoon.
All in all, though.
One less necklace,
lower base weight.
That's hilarious.
Guess I'm on fire today.
Hey, Dishes? You awake?
[ACHILLES] Whatever
it is that you're running from.
[ghostly voices] 666.
What do you mean?
Whatever it is that you're scared of.
That you've done.
I forgive you.
[ACHILLES] It's okay.
I would forgive you.
Even if you killed someone.
[DISHES] You're scaring me.
I would never hurt you.
[ghostly whispers] 6.6.6.
[ACHILLES] I did a bad thing.
But sometimes you have to do things
that you have to do. And.
And that doesn't make you a bad person.
[GHOST MAN]
You can run but you cannot hide.
[BETHANNY] Please Achilles, Stop.
[BETHANNY] I love you, Achilles.
Shhhhhh.
Go North.
6.6.6.
[BETHANNY] Achilles!
[BETHANNY] Achilles, please.
[BETHANNY] Please don't kill our baby!
[BETHANNY] No!
What are you looking at?
Nothing.
[ACHILLES] I still feel like shit.
[DISHES] I'm really.
[ACHILLES] Fuck was that?
[DISHES] I'm really sorry, dude.
You got to be careful with that
mushroom stuff, you know?
Yeah. Yeah. I know.
It's not like all mushrooms are, uh
the fucking same.
Yeah, I know.
I'm sorry, dude.
I won't forage anymore.
Whoa.
I could totally just zero out
at this hostel right now.
What do you think?
No, I don't think I'm feeling a zero day.
But, you know, hike your own hike.
Oh, god.
Disgusting.
Right here.
No! No!
[voices whisper]
6.6.6.
[DISHES] You see them too.
What do they say to you?
You need to listen to them!
What do they say to you? Is it 666?
I'm really scared.
Don't be scared.
Don't be scared.
You have nothing to be afraid of.
I miss you.
We'll be together again.
[soulful female vocalist]
For your love.
[ghostly whispers] 666.
Give it up everything I've got and
give it to the grace of God.
I would learn to take it
for what it is.
Any mortal bliss.
[ghostly whispers]
6.6.6.
If I saved the day into a memory
and turned you into a melody
Do you think that
you'd still remember me?
[ghostly whispers] 6.6.6.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I don't know who these tapes are for.
I feel my life is not mine anymore.
I feel I will one day be one
with the trees
and the roots and the earth.
With everything that ever was.
I feel.
Free.
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
The beast is the man.
Go to 666.
[ACHILLES] Hey Dishes?
Dishes?
If we listen to them.
Will they stop?
I don't know.
[ACHILLES] Psalm 102.
Prayer of an Afflicted Man
When he's faint and
pours out his lament before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, oh Lord,
Let my cry for help come to you.
Do not hide your face
from me when I am in distress.
Turn your ear to me when I call.
Answer me quickly. For my days are
[BETHANNY] consumed like smoke
And my bones are burned.
I forget to eat my food
because of my loud groaning.
I am reduced to skin and bones.
All day long my enemies
[BETHANNY]
Taunt me, they ridicule me
and curse me!
For I've eaten ashes like bread!
And mingled my drink with tears.
Oh my God,
[BETHANNY] Take me not away
in the midst my days.
[BETHANNY] Thy years
are throughout all generations.
In the beginning
you laid the foundation
of these mountains.
I shall
perish, but you will
Endure!
The children of your servants will
Continue!
And their seed
[BETHANNY] shall spread
before thee!
[DISHES] Drink this.
Hey, bear.
[DISHES] Hey, bear.
[DISHES] Hey, bear.
Wonder where his mama is.
[DISHES sings] Oh Mother,
oh Mother come lay you down.
Are we going to die?
Come give birth to me.
Everyone's going to die.
I'd like to breathe in the earthly air
'stead of laying 'round in thee.
Mother, oh Mother, I'll be the babe
You'd ever knew you'd need
Once I am given earthly body
I'll be the end of thee.
That's my knife.
Keep going.
[young female vocalist] If you
wish to survive listen the truth.
Some things are not what they seem.
There is a young maiden.
She's comin' for you.
Cast into a stream.
[young female vocalist]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother.
Lest I be damned
hear my ancient plea.
I was struck down by my lover's hand
and cast into a stream.
She'd never get what she wanted.
He'd never want what he had.
Bring them to me
and her soul will be free.
He'll never do it again.
Mother, I'll carry them with me.
Everywhere that I roam.
We'll be eternally bound to thee.
Grant me their flesh and bone.
Oh Mother, oh Mother
we swear to you
now that we are free.
To seek out your children who
love untrue
and bring them back to thee
Oh Mother, oh Mother we swear to you
now that we are free.
To seek out your children who
love untrue
and bring them back to thee.
I was struck down by my lover's hand
and cast into a stream.
She'd never get what she wanted.
He'd never want what he had.
Come here to me
and your souls will be free.
He'll never do it again.
Mother, I'll carry them with me.
Everywhere that I roam.
We'll be eternally bound to thee.
Grant me their flesh and bone.
[female rock vocalist] The children
of your servants will continue.
[BETHANNY] And their seeds
And their seeds
shall spread before thee.
[male rock vocalist] This is
the tale of a girl who was quick.
An old mountain
crick and a dog with his stick.
She told of their
child and his eyes turned to red.
He left her for dead,
This is what she said.
[female rock vocalist]
Oh Mother please take me not away.
In the midst of my glory days.
Oh Mother of Mercy
I'll show you my worth.
Take up my sacrifice,
grant me rebirth.
[male rock vocalist] She plead to the
trees and they answered her call.
It blew through the breeze
and flowed down the waterfall.
To a weary lost soul
did the spirits take hold.
As she filled them with mold
here's the promise she told.
[female rock vocalist]
Oh you didn't see the power in me.
When you dragged
my body from that river tree.
And now we return to the River Styx.
He buried himself at Mile 666.
[young female vocalist with choir]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother we swear to you.
Now that we are free
To seek out your
children who love untrue.
And bring them back to thee.
are consumed
like smoke
and my bones are
burned!
My
Enemies taunt me.
They ridicule me
and curse me!
For I've eaten ashes like bread!
And mingled my drink with tears!
My God.
Take me not away.
In the midst of my days.
Thy years are
throughout all generations.
Help!
Help!
You've laid the foundation
of these mountains.
I shall perish, but they will endure.
Their years shall have no end!
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
The children of your servants shall
continue
and their seed shall
spread
before thee!
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Hello, everybody. I'm checking in tonight.
Kind of an emotional, but also just
a really great day today.
I made it up to Kuwohi
government name: Clingmans Dome.
Highest point on the trail.
And I kind of thought that when I got
there, I'd be ready to, um
say goodbye to Mom.
200 miles in.
I'd be ready to walk it off. But,
I thought after so long of
thinking about food as numbers and
then finding my way
into professional cooking,
going to culinary school and erasing
all of that,
I kind of thought that I'd be over
this strange numerical relationship
that my mother gave me with food
and get back to the basics
and like, taste and hunger.
And that's happened a bit. I mean,
I'll say that
my scraggly remains of garlic
have never tasted so wonderful.
That being said, I'm worried
about making it to my next box,
and now I'm looking at
what I have and I'm thinking
of the numbers as they equate to calories
and is it enough fuel?
I don't know.
I've been thinking a lot
about the mushrooms I've been seeing.
I've been thinking a lot about
the people that are from this land
and how they ate and
those mushrooms are looking really tasty.
Keep thinking of
sauting them on a cast iron plate
with a big steamy
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
Glug of dry sherry. That's.
Yeah, I'm getting pretty worn down.
It's just been, uh,
not to gross you out on a food podcast,
but a deteriorating situation.
I'm hoping I can, give my feet a break
once I get to Standing Bear Hostel
and walk around
barefoot, give 'um a good dry.
Maybe, actually, make a trail friend.
I really like to, um
break bread with somebody else who likes
doing this.
Anyway, I hope
those of you who are listening
are, um, eating delicious things
with delicious people.
And this is me signing out
in a hammock and a beautiful clear night
that is promising to stay clear.
And I have, I think, 1988.7
delicious miles to go.
From me and Hildy in the hungry hammock.
I am signing off.
Bye.
[ghost voice whispers] 666.
You!
Shall!
Go!
Hildy! Where's my pills?
Behind you.
Cute dog!
Thanks.
[woman sings with banjo]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother
lest I be damned
hear my ancient plea
I was struck down by my
lover's hand and cast into the stream
Hey, Dishes!
Hey.
Oh my god.
You wanna go?
[ACHILLES] Hiking with a dog?
[HIKER] Dishes?
Check out her pack.
See?
This chick's got like a
whole fucking kitchen in her bag.
Carrying around a cutting board
Cutting things while she hikes?
She's crazy!
[OTHER HIKER] Hey, what's
up with you, man? You don't eat?
[DISHES] Hi!
[MARIA] Welcome to Standing Bear.
[DISHES] Hi!
I'm Maria. How can I help you?
Hi, I'm Carrie, and this is Hildy.
I'm checking in for the night,
and I sent a resupply box here.
Okay, let me get the resupply box first.
Alright. Thanks.
[MARIA] and we'll go from there.
[MARIA] It's not been messed with.
Oh, good.
[MARIA] Alright, let me, uh
write down your information.
[MARIA] 'Kay. Carrie Carr.
[MARIA] Are you, are you Dishes?
[MARIA] I heard someone call you Dishes.
[DISHES] Oh, no,
I don't have a trail name yet.
'Kay, home state?
Just 'cause we're curious.
I also don't have one of
those right now. I came from New York.
Well, let's just call the trail your state
[MARIA] Alright.
[MARIA] Um, we take cash and Venmo.
[DISHES] Okay.
[MARIA] And you can just pay
[MARIA] when you leave.
Oh. That's Achilles.
Everybody knows him
from YouTube, apparently.
[DISHES] Yeah. Me too.
I've seen all his videos.
I haven't seen any of em.
Um. Do you want
[MARIA] a private room
or, uh, the bunkhouse?
[DISHES] A private room
would be great if you have one.
[MARIA] Top of the tree house?
[DISHES] That sounds really great. Yeah.
[MARIA] Okay. I'll get
you all set up with a clipboard
[DISHES] 'Kay.
[MARIA] if you'd like
to go to the resupply.
Where is it?
Oh, it's just right up there.
Write down everything that you're getting.
[MARIA] We're on the honor system
[MARIA] So, uh,
we'll square up at the end.
[group sings with guitar and banjo]
Oh, she's got me too tired. Too tired.
Too tired. Too tired to fight.
So I guess, I guess, I guess
I'll share a bed tonight.
And I know, I know, I know
I should just go home.
But at least, at least, at least
Woo!
I ain't sleeping alone.
She's got me too tired,
too tired, too tired
Too tired to fight.
So I guess, I guess, I guess
I'll share a bed tonight.
And I know, I know, I know
I should just go home.
But at least, at least, at least
I ain't sleeping alone.
[ACHILLES]
This is really good. What is this?
[DISHES] Smokey pineapple togarashi jerky.
[ACHILLES] Mmm
I'm actually doing a podcast
about good food on the trail.
[ACHILLES] You made this?
[DISHES] Yeah, it's what I do.
May I?
Sure.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST] I'm here
at Standing Bear Hostel with Achilles.
For those not in
the know, he hiked the FKFastest known time on the AT last year.
Achilles, I've watched
all your trail videos.
Are you filming a new one now?
No, no, I'm taking
a break from social media.
[ACHILLES] Technology.
[ACHILLES] The competition.
I just, I just, I just blew straight past
so much beautiful stuff on my FKT.
I was just, I was focusing on miles,
like, they were just numbers and not like,
[ACHILLES] you know.
Well he's a no-good,
sharpshooting, son-of-a-gun
I wanted to experience the trail,
this time at a different pace.
[ACHILLES] It's kind of
a victory lap for me, I guess.
[ACHILLES] Just me
and the trail this time.
So is it okay that I'm recording this?
I'm not blowing up
your secret hike, am I?
Oh, no, no, no.
[ACHILLES] It's cool.
[DISHES] What's your
philosophy for food on the trail?
Eat when you can.
[DISHES] Do you cook?
[ACHILLES] I guess you could say that I,
[ACHILLES] I usually cold soak.
Okay, explain cold soaking.
You know, like,
you know, you get your food out,
in the middle of the day
whatever you're gonna make,
like, like some ramen
or whatever, and you use.
I have a little jar I put it in
[ACHILLES] with some water,
[ACHILLES] and then you just kind of,
like, let that soak for the last um,
few hours of your,
of your, of your hike that day.
Then you eat it.
It's great.
[DISHES] How do you think it works?
How do I think it works?
How did the taste,
Ha ha, uh
it does the job.
So you think of food as more as calories.
Yeah.
Fuel?
Food is fuel.
[ACHILLES] What's your dog's name?
[DISHES] This is Hildy. Hildy Carr.
[ACHILLES] Hi, Hildy.
[ACHILLES] How are you?
Awe, she's doing good.
[ACHILLES] Does your mommy like to play?
The lord said you're important,
so are the things you do.
The lord said you're important,
so are the things you do.
Well ya always be mindful
that somebody's watching you.
Better slow down,
slow down, slow down and pray.
Slow down, slow down,
slow down and pray.
And read a little bit of The Word,
And you might not go astray.
Play that guitar.
Slow down, slow down,
slow down and pray.
You better slow down,
slow down, slow down and pray.
And read a little bit of The Word,
and you might not go astray.
Slow it down now.
[music echoes] You gotta
slow down, slow down,
[music echoes] Slow down and pray.
[music echoes] You better.
[BETHANNY] Achilles!
Achilles, please! Stop! Ow!
Yeehaw!
I like that harmony.
[ACHILLES] A dog on the trail is wild.
[DISHES] I don't know
what I'd do with out her.
[ROWAN] We just wanted to return these.
The food was delicious. Thank you.
Thanks so much.
And thanks for bringing these back.
I'm actually.
I'm recording a podcast
about food on the trail.
Do you guys mind being interviewed?
[CYRUS] Of course.
[ROWAN] Sure.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Introduce yourselves, please.
[CYRUS] I'm Cyrus.
[ROWAN] I'm Rowan.
[DISHES] I guess I like to
ask people what in your life, be it food
or otherwise, do you find most delicious?
[CYRUS] I guess it's
[CYRUS] not really food,
but the independence to kind of
[CYRUS] do what you want and live
how you want and cook how you want.
[ROWAN] Yeah,
I guess he put it the right way.
[ROWAN] Freedom.
[ROWAN] Not something
you can find everywhere.
[DISHES] Do you guys talk to family much?
[ROWAN] Not anymore.
[CYRUS] Not since we left, no.
[DISHES] So you're runaways?
[ROWAN] I guess
that's the proper word for it.
Wow.
[CYRUS] the Page of Cups usually
symbolizes, your, your inner child.
It seems the uncertainties that you have
surrounding more
intrinsic parts of yourselves.
The Nine of Swords is looking like you're
in a place of vulnerability,
a place of danger and fear
surrounding those uncertainties.
But, the
Queen of Swords is in the future position,
which is generally a good sign.
So, uh Why does Hildy wear that jacket?
Oh, she's my service dog for my epilepsy.
Oh, so you, um, shake and stuff?
Rowan. That's rude.
[DISHES] No.
[CYRUS] Sorry.
[DISHES] No, no, it's seriously fine.
My epilepsy is more like.
I get this wave of unbearable terror,
and then I see things and hear
things that aren't there.
I see things, too.
[DISHES] Really?
You forage?
Not yet. I'm really interested.
There's so many
mushrooms on the trail and I'm.
[DISHES] I guess I'm
wondering which ones I can eat.
[DISHES] I found one actually.
Squished it in some
toilet paper and put in a bag.
[CYRUS] Can I see it?
[DISHES] Yeah.
[DISHES] Spots. Yeah.
[CYRUS] That certainly is something.
I can cure you.
Of your affliction.
My affliction?
Yes, ma'am.
There's 43 healing verses in the Bible.
I know them all by heart.
Did you find it in the base of a tree or,
[CYRUS] in the ground by itself?
[DISHES] In the ground by itself, I think.
Devil's Cap.
It's. It's medicinal.
Open your palm for me.
What am I doing?
Muscle testing.
It shows how your body will react
to the medicine.
[CYRUS] And it's looking
like your body agrees with it.
I think you should eat it.
Is it gonna poison me?
No, the. The name sounds scary.
It's just mildly psychoactive.
It'll calm the nerves.
It could help with your seizures.
Okay.
Scout's honor.
Okay. How much do you think I should take?
[CYRUS] Piece of it might be good.
How's it taste?
Could use a little, um
salt, maybe a little wine.
What's gonna happen to me?
I've never personally
taken psychoactive mushrooms.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I'm here with Debbie.
[DISHES] Thank you for being here with me.
Debbie, you told me a little bit
about what you do.
Tell me about what you do.
[DEBBIE] I say what
we do is try to fight a
colonized mindset.
Appalachia has been sacrificed
for more affluent communities
And we're trying to educate
folks about how beautiful
and how magical this place is
and help them understand that we create
the clean water and clean air
for the entire East Coast,
and that the forest
and the water, which is like
the circulatory system of
the planet is, more valuable.
Left alone.
This is one of the most
diverse places on the planet,
and all the medicine you'd ever need
grows through the Appalachian Mountains.
I mean, these mountains
go all the way up to Iceland,
Right? When Pangea was all together.
These are the
oldest mountains in the world.
I mean, every living
thing has a spirit, right?
And so the older you are,
the more life experience you have.
And that's why I think the folks
that come through
the trail and are open to it,
they will find
what, what they need. Because
the mountains will tell you
[DISHES] The medicine of the mountains.
[DEBBIE] Well just
everything of the mountains.
[DEBBIE] You know, it's in its nature.
It's in our nature
to take care of each other.
You know, we're social creatures
and animals and trees are the same way.
I mean, if a tree falls down in the
woods, if it's an elder and they need it,
the other trees will use the root
systems and feed that tree and help it to,
If it's sick, help it to get better.
If they need it to grow again,
even if it's cut down,
it'll start growing again.
Science is just now starting to be able
to document this stuff, but it's a reality
to anybody that pays attention.
Carrie Lynn.
[MOM] You fucking little slut!
I will kill you and your brother.
[Mom] And your daddy.
[MOM] Why are you provoking me?
Why are you provoking me?
[CYRUS] That's not funny.
Rowan, put that away.
Mom? No, no.
[MOM] Maybe I should hurt myself.
Should I hurt myself?
And you wouldn't have
to deal with me anymore.
Mommy! No.
You think you're innocent, huh?
No!
Miss Proud-And-Mighty,
on her own in the big city?
[ROWAN] Well, huh?
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
[MOM] Should I kill you?
Mommy, don't. Don't do it, no.
Yeah, Missy.
I got you.
I got your number.
And it's not one I want to keep.
[CYRUS] I don't. This is never.
I have to go. I'm so sorry.
Are you okay?
[DISHES] Mom?
Mom?
Mom?!
[HIKER] Where the fuck is my phone?
One of these hiker-trash
piece of shit,
motherfuckers stole my phone.
Whoever did this is a huge loser.
Somebody better find it in five minutes
or there will be hell to pay.
My phone was just charging last night.
What kind of
piece of shit steals somebody's
phone out here in the middle of nowhere?
What am I supposed to do?
Where am I supposed to go?
How do I find anything?
I don't have a phone!
I'm screwed!
What the fuck, man?
Hildy?
Hildy, come.
Hildy!
Hildy! Hildy, come!
Whoo whoo whoo!
Butta, butt a, butt a!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy?
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
[ghostly crying, wailing]
666! 666! 666!
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST] I'm not sure.
[MARIA] I can give you a ride to
I'm gonna upload these anymore.
[MARIA] Knoxville? Asheville? Bus station.
Airport. Whatever. Whatever we need.
No. No thank you.
I said I'd do it, so here we go.
I'm at
Brown Gap.
I'm recording this from.
I'm sorry.
Alone in my hammock.
Hildy ran off last night,
and something got her.
I buried her at Standing Bear.
Hey, bear, bear, bear, bear!
I'm coming! I'm coming!
I was being stupid.
I was being selfish.
I was being inattentive.
I don't know what to say.
I guess I'll edit out the pauses.
I don't know what's
at the end of this thing, but
I said I'd do it.
I'm going to keep doing it.
[distorted voices] Are you okay?
Do you need any water?
[distorted] There's pills in my bag.
Those kids I met at Standing Bear,
Rowan and Cyrus are here.
There's somebody else
from Standing Bear here.
Achilles.
I recognize his tent.
[CYRUS] Never
thought we'd see you after,
[CYRUS] what happened the other night.
[ROWAN] I'm sorry about that.
Was it your mom?
When it happened,
it was like I could just see everything.
I don't know what that was,
but my mom said
that stuff on the day she died.
[CYRUS] Could you shuffle these?
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I don't know much about tarot cards
or anything, but
I feel like I'm dead already
rotting from the inside out.
Like.
When you cut open an orange and
[CYRUS] Temperance.
The center membrane
and the surrounding flesh
has gone black.
[CYRUS] Two of cups.
I feel like if you cut
me open flies would fly out.
[CYRUS] The devil.
[DISHES] What does the devil mean?
[CYRUS] Some take it as self-indulgence.
Greed. One of the seven deadly sins.
Like what I did to Hildy.
[CYRUS] No, no.
In this reading,
I take it more as a warning.
I feel like a curse.
A curse where death
follows me wherever I go.
[ROWAN] Our grandparents
taught us about the afflicted spirits
that live in these mountains.
They said that everything that happens
here, they have some part of.
Even if they can't do it
themselves, they'll find a vessel.
I wish there were afflicted spirits.
I'd love to believe
that anything has a purpose.
Have the things
that you see changed at all?
[DISHES] I've heard
them for the first time.
I've never really tried to listen before.
Not following those signals
are leading to more dangerous things.
And I worry that.
That if you don't
start listening, it may get worse.
My epileptic visions are
saying, "666" to me, so.
[ROWAN] Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast,
for it's the number of a man.
And that number is 6, 6, 6.
Revelations 13:18.
The beast is either translated
as the beast or the man,
depending on whose version
you read, but same meaning.
Maybe I'm the devil.
Rains coming.
I wish I was more than some ex-caterer.
[ROWAN] Should we make dinner?
With a dead mom and a dead dog. And
I'll make dinner.
No food left.
What do you guys have?
[ROWAN and CYRUS] Um, soup.
I wish I were anything but alone.
Rowan!
Cyrus!
Damnit!
Hey!
Too bad it's not foggy out!
[ACHILLES] So, you guys going through
hike after graduation?
[ACHILLES] You have to.
[ACHILLES] That's when I did my first hike.
[ACHILLES] It can be kind of dangerous
though if you don't hike with a guy.
[ACHILLES] I mean,
do you guys have boyfriends?
[TEEN GIRL] It's really hard
to not to laugh for some reason.
[ACHILLES] I could hike with you.
[TEEN GIRL] I would love that! Thank you!
[ACHILLES] Yeah, totally, uh.
[ACHILLES] I, I don't
have my phone right now
[ACHILLES] 'Cause I'm
doing a social media cleanse.
[TEEN GIRL] That's so cool!
[ACHILLES] Yeah. But, if
you want to tag me in a photo
[ACHILLES] then I can find you later.
[ACHILLES] Yeah.
[TEEN GIRL] Let me get my phone.
[TEEN GIRL] Oh my goodness,
that's such a good idea.
M'goin' again.
Okay.
Oh, hey. Dishes!
Wassup?
Uh, come meet Sadie and Tess.
Is that his girlfriend?
Hey, Achilles.
It was really nice to meet you.
Oh, yeah.
It was great to meet you guys too.
Awesome. Awesome.
Um, you don't happen
to have a knife I can borrow do ya?
Oh, no, man,
I don't I don't,
I don't carry on anymore.
Okay.
He was so hot.
Yeah.
[Achilles] So how's the hike?
Sorry my shoulders are.
Oh, yeah. No. I mean.
No. Kidding. What's this base weight here?
Like 14 pounds?
What's going on?
Oh, shit.
You okay?
Oh. Oh!
Did something happen?
Yep.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I barely know you.
Fuck!
My dog got killed.
And I got robbed and I don't think
I can walk another
fucking mile of this trail.
I don't.
I'm sorry. I don't want to be a dick, but,
can I see what's in you pack?
I just
I feel like you're carrying
too much with you.
I mean, your namesake
These are very lightweight,
very lightweight dishes.
It's either 4 plates
for 4 different people.
Or it's a main course
and a side dish for two people.
Wow. Okay. Moving on.
Female bodied urinary device.
Not looking at it.
That's my camping stove
minus my knife, which,
[ACHILLES] Got stolen?
Yeah. Along with my
seizure meds which also got taken.
Those kids stole your pills?
Yeah. But, I still have this.
Very sneaky. Very sneaky flashlight.
Ooo. Sneaky, sneaky.
[ACHILLES] Okay, so far
doing standard flashlight things.
But.
Okay, so?
That smell like batteries to you?
No, that does not
smell like batteries to me.
Mmm. It's not batteries.
Oh my god. Are you fucking kidding me.?
I'm sorry.
I'm an asshole.
Yep.
Oh, hey.
I was a fucking selfish idiot.
Hey. It's not your fault.
It was though.
But, thank you for saying that.
You can't blame yourself like that.
I was too.
It was an act of God.
It's okay.
No.
Not ready to let go.
It stays.
Okay.
Let's see what else you got.
Okay.
What's this?
Food?
What is this?
Are you collecting sand? From beaches?
No. You're actually
fondling my late mother.
Ah.
Um, um.
Thanks.
Are you planning on
scattering them somewhere?
Yeah. Figured I'd find a place that seems
pretty enough.
Significant enough to,
lay her to rest.
Sure.
Look, what I've learned is
that everything you're carrying with you
is either pushing you
forward or holding you back.
I've been all
up and down this trail, and
I'd say this is a pretty,
pretty of a spot as any.
Hey, how much is that book weigh?
Less and less.
[DISHES] Oh.
[ACHILLES] I know, original.
Why are you reading that?
I knew a girl who was uh,
really into this stuff.
She's gone now, so.
Oh, sorry about that.
Why do you do that?
Once I've read it,
it's served its purpose.
After that, it's just holding me back.
Hmm.
Hey, you don't have any papers, do you?
And if the offering is a burnt offering
from the herd, he has to offer a male
without defect.
Burnt offering?
That's funny.
Actually, do you mind rolling?
I've never rolled with Bible pages before.
[ACHILLES] Sure. Okay.
[MOM] I don't know what to do anymore.
[MOM] My heart is broken.
[MOM] Help me.
[MOM] Help me!
[MOM] You were my little girl.
[ghostly voices whisper]
666.666.666.
[ghostly whispers]
6.6.6.
[MOM] It's mean. It's really mean.
[MOM] I love you.
[MOM] Love me.
[MOM] Love me!
[MOM] Everything I've ever done for you.
[MOM] And what does that matter?
[MOM] What does that matter!
[MOM] I have given up
my whole life for my child!
[MOM] Should I kill myself?
[MOM] Should I kill you?
[ghostly whispers] 666.
Preacher put a baby in me.
[MOM] Yeah, Missy, I got you.
[MOM] I got your number.
[MOM] And it's not one I want to keep.
Mom?
Mom!
Mom!
Mom?
Mom?
[ACHILLES] How many
days have you been on the trail?
[DISHES] Um, 21.
[ACHILLES] Me too.
[DISHES] That's so weird
that we've been walking
together all this time and
I just ran into you a few days ago.
[ACHILLES] No. Remember?
I think I saw you earlier down the trail.
[DISHES] Yeah. At Mt. Collins Shelter.
I saw you running south.
[ACHILLES] No. Nah.
It must've been somebody else
No. I remember I saw
you at Albert Mountain Fire House
At Mile 100?
Mile 100, yeah.
[ACHILLES] Couple weeks ago.
[DISHES] I remember the rainstorm,
but I don't remember you.
I remember you.
[DISHES] I interviewed a lot of
people there I don't remember you.
[ACHILLES] Well, you were pretty busy.
[DISHES] I think I still
have that recording in my.
[DISHES] Here we go.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
Okay. We have reached mile 100.
We're at Albert Mountain Fire Tower
and it has started
hailing despite the season.
Wow. That hail.
Mm hm.
Hildy and I were totally soaked.
Totally serendipitously.
We're behind super-famous,
iconic hiker Dirty Avocado.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] Iconic?
That's, that's too nice of you.
It's honestly really true.
So I know that you
were a vegan on the trail.
[Dirty Avocado] Yep.
That's, like, not super typical.
Are you still a vegan today?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I'm not 100% vegan anymore
I remember her.
Asking about Hildy.
[Dirty Avocado] Can I pet her?
[DISHES] Yes, absolutely!
She's like laying all over you.
Everybody loved that dog,
[DISHES] now that you're
hiking again, I guess, like,
how has your philosophy
of food on the trail altered?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I wouldn't say that I
was too stressed out when I was vegan.
It's a really simple way of eating,
and they got to a point where
I wouldn't think about
food anymore, and I wouldn't.
I wouldn't even get excited
about food in town that much.
Like, my focus was
just like somewhere else.
Just like enjoying
the trail, getting to Canada,
you know, not too
fixated on food at all, really.
But now that I am not strictly vegan,
I am able to savor,
like those couple hours
before getting into town
I thought I talked to everybody but,
maybe not all the guys
playing Uno in the corner.
Yeah, yeah, that was me.
Huh?
That's so funny how
I didn't recognize you as an individual.
Well I remember you.
[DISHES] You remember Hildy.
[ACHILLES] No, I remember you.
[DISHES] You do?
[ACHILLES]
How could I forget this cute face?
[DIRTY AVOCADO] I feel
like we all need motivations.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] Things to look forward to.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] And incentives.
[DIRTY AVOCADO] So if
it's food, I mean, that's great.
[DIRTY AVOCADO]
That's just one thing, you know?
[Dishes] Oh my god, Hildy is
ready to go hiking with you, I think.
So sorry about what happened.
It's not your fault.
I know.
I'm still sorry.
[ACHILLES] It's. It's a gold chain.
[DISHES] Yeah.
[ACHILLES] It, it has,
you know, sentimental value to me.
Are you sure you haven't seen it?
[DISHES] Yep. I.
[ACHILLES] I'm pretty sure I've been
wearing it this whole time.
[DISHES] I don't know, I just
I don't really notice stuff like that.
[ACHILLES] Well, maybe you
took, like, a picture of me.
Can I see your phone
and go through your camera roll?
[DISHES] I haven't charged
my phone in, like, a hundred miles.
Oh, maybe it was,
No Business Nob Shelter.
Well, it would have
no business being there.
No, it wouldn't.
Fuck!
Can you please
take this, like, a little bit seriously?
Oo! Hey, I just found it!
Really?
No, I was just pulling your chain.
Oh! Fuck!
Hey! Watch out!
There's some gravity over there.
I don't know,
maybe I lost it at Cherry Gap.
[ACHILLES] What?
You just said.
Maybe I lost it at Cherry Gap
I'm glad this is funny to you.
That part is.
What's so special about this necklace?
I don't know, it was a gift.
I just, I just get really angry
when it's like I had a thing,
and then it's just, like, gone.
It's just completely fucking disappeared.
I hear ya!
Hey, come try this.
Yeah.
It's delicious.
Salt?
No, I think it's good.
Here.
I'm actually not that hungry.
Oh. Sweet.
Thanks. More for me.
Take the spoon.
All in all, though.
One less necklace,
lower base weight.
That's hilarious.
Guess I'm on fire today.
Hey, Dishes? You awake?
[ACHILLES] Whatever
it is that you're running from.
[ghostly voices] 666.
What do you mean?
Whatever it is that you're scared of.
That you've done.
I forgive you.
[ACHILLES] It's okay.
I would forgive you.
Even if you killed someone.
[DISHES] You're scaring me.
I would never hurt you.
[ghostly whispers] 6.6.6.
[ACHILLES] I did a bad thing.
But sometimes you have to do things
that you have to do. And.
And that doesn't make you a bad person.
[GHOST MAN]
You can run but you cannot hide.
[BETHANNY] Please Achilles, Stop.
[BETHANNY] I love you, Achilles.
Shhhhhh.
Go North.
6.6.6.
[BETHANNY] Achilles!
[BETHANNY] Achilles, please.
[BETHANNY] Please don't kill our baby!
[BETHANNY] No!
What are you looking at?
Nothing.
[ACHILLES] I still feel like shit.
[DISHES] I'm really.
[ACHILLES] Fuck was that?
[DISHES] I'm really sorry, dude.
You got to be careful with that
mushroom stuff, you know?
Yeah. Yeah. I know.
It's not like all mushrooms are, uh
the fucking same.
Yeah, I know.
I'm sorry, dude.
I won't forage anymore.
Whoa.
I could totally just zero out
at this hostel right now.
What do you think?
No, I don't think I'm feeling a zero day.
But, you know, hike your own hike.
Oh, god.
Disgusting.
Right here.
No! No!
[voices whisper]
6.6.6.
[DISHES] You see them too.
What do they say to you?
You need to listen to them!
What do they say to you? Is it 666?
I'm really scared.
Don't be scared.
Don't be scared.
You have nothing to be afraid of.
I miss you.
We'll be together again.
[soulful female vocalist]
For your love.
[ghostly whispers] 666.
Give it up everything I've got and
give it to the grace of God.
I would learn to take it
for what it is.
Any mortal bliss.
[ghostly whispers]
6.6.6.
If I saved the day into a memory
and turned you into a melody
Do you think that
you'd still remember me?
[ghostly whispers] 6.6.6.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
[HUNGRY HAMMOCK PODCAST]
I don't know who these tapes are for.
I feel my life is not mine anymore.
I feel I will one day be one
with the trees
and the roots and the earth.
With everything that ever was.
I feel.
Free.
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
Hildy!
The beast is the man.
Go to 666.
[ACHILLES] Hey Dishes?
Dishes?
If we listen to them.
Will they stop?
I don't know.
[ACHILLES] Psalm 102.
Prayer of an Afflicted Man
When he's faint and
pours out his lament before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, oh Lord,
Let my cry for help come to you.
Do not hide your face
from me when I am in distress.
Turn your ear to me when I call.
Answer me quickly. For my days are
[BETHANNY] consumed like smoke
And my bones are burned.
I forget to eat my food
because of my loud groaning.
I am reduced to skin and bones.
All day long my enemies
[BETHANNY]
Taunt me, they ridicule me
and curse me!
For I've eaten ashes like bread!
And mingled my drink with tears.
Oh my God,
[BETHANNY] Take me not away
in the midst my days.
[BETHANNY] Thy years
are throughout all generations.
In the beginning
you laid the foundation
of these mountains.
I shall
perish, but you will
Endure!
The children of your servants will
Continue!
And their seed
[BETHANNY] shall spread
before thee!
[DISHES] Drink this.
Hey, bear.
[DISHES] Hey, bear.
[DISHES] Hey, bear.
Wonder where his mama is.
[DISHES sings] Oh Mother,
oh Mother come lay you down.
Are we going to die?
Come give birth to me.
Everyone's going to die.
I'd like to breathe in the earthly air
'stead of laying 'round in thee.
Mother, oh Mother, I'll be the babe
You'd ever knew you'd need
Once I am given earthly body
I'll be the end of thee.
That's my knife.
Keep going.
[young female vocalist] If you
wish to survive listen the truth.
Some things are not what they seem.
There is a young maiden.
She's comin' for you.
Cast into a stream.
[young female vocalist]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother.
Lest I be damned
hear my ancient plea.
I was struck down by my lover's hand
and cast into a stream.
She'd never get what she wanted.
He'd never want what he had.
Bring them to me
and her soul will be free.
He'll never do it again.
Mother, I'll carry them with me.
Everywhere that I roam.
We'll be eternally bound to thee.
Grant me their flesh and bone.
Oh Mother, oh Mother
we swear to you
now that we are free.
To seek out your children who
love untrue
and bring them back to thee
Oh Mother, oh Mother we swear to you
now that we are free.
To seek out your children who
love untrue
and bring them back to thee.
I was struck down by my lover's hand
and cast into a stream.
She'd never get what she wanted.
He'd never want what he had.
Come here to me
and your souls will be free.
He'll never do it again.
Mother, I'll carry them with me.
Everywhere that I roam.
We'll be eternally bound to thee.
Grant me their flesh and bone.
[female rock vocalist] The children
of your servants will continue.
[BETHANNY] And their seeds
And their seeds
shall spread before thee.
[male rock vocalist] This is
the tale of a girl who was quick.
An old mountain
crick and a dog with his stick.
She told of their
child and his eyes turned to red.
He left her for dead,
This is what she said.
[female rock vocalist]
Oh Mother please take me not away.
In the midst of my glory days.
Oh Mother of Mercy
I'll show you my worth.
Take up my sacrifice,
grant me rebirth.
[male rock vocalist] She plead to the
trees and they answered her call.
It blew through the breeze
and flowed down the waterfall.
To a weary lost soul
did the spirits take hold.
As she filled them with mold
here's the promise she told.
[female rock vocalist]
Oh you didn't see the power in me.
When you dragged
my body from that river tree.
And now we return to the River Styx.
He buried himself at Mile 666.
[young female vocalist with choir]
Oh Mother. Oh Mother we swear to you.
Now that we are free
To seek out your
children who love untrue.
And bring them back to thee.