Caught up now to the present day…
| Date | Distance (miles) | Total (miles) | Location |
| 10/31 | 7.0 | 127.5 | Passing along a dike and hedge, the former boundary of Cardolan. |
| 11/30 | 3.0 | 131.0 | Returned back to the Great East Road. |
| 12/31 | 4.0 | 135.0 | Celebrating New Years Eve in Bree at The Prancing Pony. Greeted Strider and other revelers as merriment and good wine is shared by all! |
| 01/13 | 4.0 | 139.0 | Leaving Bree and following the East Road again, meeting by chance the Mad Hatter and a couple of Magicians. However, after leaving them, it is strangely quiet along the way. |
| 01/31 | 3.0 | 142.0 | Leaving the road again heading North to Chetwood. |
| 02/10 | 1.0 | 143.0 | A day dream of towers reaching towards the sky fills my mind. |
| 02/18 | 2.0 | 145.0 | Still along the road as a strange day dreams of nomads and their caravans drift away. |
| 02/21 | 1.0 | 146.0 | We are still slugging along to Chetwood, dragging our feet. |
Feb 22, 2011, 08:11AM PST | 6 cheers | 3 comments
I did keep track of my walks in 2010, but didn’t make an entry until now. I still have quite a journey ahead.
| Date | Distance (miles) | Total (miles) | Location |
| 12/19 | 6.2 | 47.2 | Cutting SE to Buckleberry Ferry after leaving Woody End. Riders seen yesterday. |
| 12/21 | 1.3 | 48.5 | In Stock-brook and crossed the stream among the reeds. |
| 12/24 | 1.5 | 50 | A light rain starts as we move into a belt of Oak and Elm trees. |
| 12/30 | 3.0 | 53 | Still in the trees. Worried a bit after hearing the call of a black rider. |
| 12/31 | 2.5 | 55.5 | Woods end and the land steadily becomes more tame. Sun is shining brightly. |
| 01/01 | 1.5 | 57 | Reach area of the Marish with fields, meadows, hedges, gates, and drainage dikes. |
| 01/07 | 5.0 | 62 | Passing Farmer Maggot’s fields..After a turnip field there is a stout gate to a rutted lane, edged by hedges. |
| 04/11 | 7.2 | 69.2 | Passed Farmer Maggot’s house to the end of the lane. Ride in a wagon to the Ferry. |
| 04/12 | 6.2 | 75.4 | Crossing the river in a ferry, then camping in Crickhollow for the night. |
| 04/13 | 2.6 | 78 | We enter the tunnel under the Hedge to enter the Old Forest. We make it to the Bonfire Glade. |
| 05/15 | 4.0 | 82 | On path in the Forest. Path gently climbs. |
| 05/29 | 6.2 | 88.2 | We reach the top of the knoll in the forest. After resting, we leave the path heading North. |
| 06/05 | 4.5 | 92.7 | Uneven land and hazy skies make us get lost for a while. |
| 07/07 | 6.1 | 98.8 | Finding a river bank, we follow it to Old Man Willow that lulls us to sleep and danger. Rescued by Tom Bombadil. |
| 08/08 | 6.2 | 105 | After several days of rain, leave and climb up path to Barrow-downs No trees or water. Turn more east than we intend and enter the Barrow-downs. |
| 08/12 | 6.0 | 111 | Stop in a hollow atop a hill. Eat and fall asleep. Wake in fog, sun sinking. |
| 09/15 | 2.5 | 113.5 | We try to head north, but lose our way and become separated. Captured by Wights. Tom hears Frodo singing and rescues us once again. |
| 09/20 | 7.0 | 120.5 | We go north through a gap leaving the Barrow-downs and Tom behind. |
Jan 31, 2011, 12:26PM PST | 3 cheers | 0 comments
10/18 Walked 2 miles over the past month reaching mile 41, meeting and traveling in the company of elves after the black rider passed again.
Oct 19, 2009, 08:09AM PDT | 5 cheers | 0 comments
9/16 Walked 1.5 miles to mile 39 through the ancient oak woods as twilight falls.
Sep 18, 2009, 06:14AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Since I had been on vacation I hadn’t updated, but here is my progress to date:
Date..Distance…Total…Location
8/5…...0.5…..1.5…..Following the hedgerows to the south
8/7…...2.0…..3.5…..Crossing the water on the plank bridge
8/8…...0.5…..4.0…..Crossing the Brandywine bridge.
8/9…...1.0…..5.0…..Entering Tookland after crossing the Great Road.
8/10…..12…..17…...Entered Green Hill country, reaching Stock Road
8/11…..2.0…..19…..Climbed a steep slope to sleep, then back to the road
8/12…..2.0…..21…..Following Stock road through the hills
8/13…..12…...33…..Continued on the road until an encounter with the Black Rider.
8/14…..1.5…..34.5….Now staying off the road to avoid detection, but going slower.
8/23…..1.0…..35.5….Following within a stones throw of the road on level ground.
8/26…..1.0…..36.5….Almost to the split in the road.
8/31 ….1.0…..37.5….Turning right at the split to enter the ancient oak woods.
Sep 01, 2009, 12:55PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
Walked 1 mile with my dog, quietly starting my journey to Rivendell. I reached the gate, and headed west. I don’t remember Hobbiton having so many security lights, but I did enjoy the luminescence of the solar lawn lights. The weather was cool, but not cold and a full moon was just rising in the east.
Thank you Calissa for giving me this goal.
Aug 04, 2009, 05:33AM PDT | 5 cheers | 3 comments
