walk to Rivendell

I’ve walked 121 miles now. It is Day 7 and Tom Bombadil is leading us north through a gap.

272.4839 miles

Camping in the Thickets!

I’m still pleased with the way this is going. I’ve stopped in a hollow atop a hill for lunch. There’s not long until I’ve finished Day 6.

I’ve started to do this just to get it off my list. I converted my pedometer from steps to miles and I’m off to Rivendell. It kind of breaks up the walking routine a little. I am still walking outside most of the time. I’ll get back on the treadmill when the rain really starts up.

Mile marker 11 Stop in a birch grove. Eat a frugal upper.

268.7555miles

I’ve done extra walking this time plus some that I’ve not included because I didn’t track it….

I’m camping.

255.08 miles

The land is sloping south and soon I will camp in the thickets!

I find myself in an interesting place. On one hand, I’ve done really well this week and went walking almost every day. On the other hand, I don’t appear to have made much progress on paper.

Still, I’m pleased with the way things are going. It’s been easier to get myself out walking and I continue to enjoy the sights. Flowers still abound and I’ve seen quite a few magpie families out foraging and teaching the fledglings about the world.

245.14 miles

We’ve been to Weathertop & now “Injured, Frodo is carried on pony. Head south from dell.”

I did a bit better this week and have walked almost 100 miles.

I’ve just left Tom Bombadil’s house and am climing a zig-zag path on the west side of the Barrow-downs.

233.96 miles

Just passed “Follow path south toward Weathertop: path is cunningly hidden and is edged with stones where land is open. Sam recites part of “The Fall of Gil-galad.”