There and Back Again: Be a Hobbit Challenge!

LimeGreenFwooper

Sounds like fun! I'll be starting tomorrow so I can actually challenge myself to walk more. I have a fairly sedentary lifestyle at the moment so I'll be going based on my daily fitbit miles with a goal of June 1.... then on my way to the Lonely Mountain!

cpanus

188.1 miles...land slopes downhill toward Weathertop.

micheleld73

Saw the trees of Woody End today. Continuing east on the road.... 35.45 miles.

hypotrochoid

143- Road curves more to the east. Marshes fill all the northern horizon.

cpanus

195.51...Weathertop looms ahead and fills all the view.

scrapscot

Reminds me of the things we did in High School in the 60's regarding The Hobbit. Fun times!

cpanus

212.88 miles ...Continuing northeast on road, dropping slowly into the ‘Lone-lands’. Road worsens.

cpanus

229.97 miles...camping for the night.

tpfoodie

Bumping for future. Maybe I'll swim this?

cappri

124.32 miles Due north lie the western edge of the Midgewater Marshes.

moreORless50

emmawillose and myself continued east on the Road. 255 miles completed we make camp :yawn:

cappri

120.32 miles road goes gently downhill.

:drinker: I just wanted to add in my start date so I can keep track of how long my journey takes me.

Journey Began 12/15/12

cpanus

239.0 miles Road deteriorates still more. Weathertop now appears lower. Camp.

losingweightfindingme

OMG! Is it too late to join in? I love the Hobbit (one of my fave books) and being a literature nerd who needs more physical activity, this sounds perfect for me.

I'm using my Fitbit miles as of my Fitbit and physical activity start date of 1/16. I'm at 27.21 miles. Continuing east on the Road at a leisurely pace.

cappri

Journey Began 12/15/12
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126.32 miles Due north lie the western edge of the Midgewater Marshes.

boonognog

This is awesome!

I also had to do this... I didn't read the entire thread, so someone may have googled this already, but this was too funny!

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micheleld73

Made it to Brandywine bridge!! Cross the Bridge. Road to Buckland goes south. Pass the High Hay.

46.45 miles!

hypotrochoid

145, slowly getting there...

cpanus

251.0 miles -- Continue east. Weather Hills still visible on the western horizon.

losingweightfindingme

36.3 miles - See the trees at Woody End across the fields to the South. Camp.

hypotrochoid

146.5.

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howebrook

Can I be a Hobbit who started really really late and has a long way to go before catching up?

hypotrochoid

Can I be a Hobbit who started really really late and has a long way to go before catching up?

Join us. The fate of Middle Earth may lie in your hands.

howebrook

1.7 miles -- across the bridge and halfway to the Green Dragon. Hope make it by Elevenses.

moreORless50

270 miles we Continue east. Far behind, the Weather Hills show less and less. Ahead, we begins to see the tops of the Trollshaws.we make Camp. then after a rest continue east the road is rough

hypotrochoid

154- In another half mile, the road continues east around southern edge of the Marshes.

cpanus

270.0 miles...Continue east. Far behind, the Weather Hills show less and less. Ahead, able to see the tops of the Trollshaws. Road is rough.

cpanus

285.0 miles ...continuing east. Behind, Weather Hills have almost disappeared. Ahead, dark wooded hills appear higher.

cpanus

6.0 miles today

291.0...Open country. No streams. Camp.

moreORless50

279 miles , me and emmawilllose Continue along the rough road east :happy: