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cee134
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  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Just got back this morning...need to see Lonely Mountain.

    1.55 miles...left Bag End and head south down the lane toward Hobbiton. Take bridge across the Water; turn east on the road to Bywater.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    6.75 miles today

    8.30 miles...Reached the Great East Road. Turned east. Three-Farthing Stone is just ahead.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    2.59 miles the 23rd
    14.83 miles the 24th
    6.59 miles today

    32.31 miles...Can see the trees of Woody End in the distance. Will camp in another mile or so. Going at a leisurely pace
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    15.95 miles today.

    48.26 miles...Reached Brandywine Bridge and stayed at the Bridge Inn. This morning we crossed the bridge. The road too Buckland goes south. We pass High Hay.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    14.52 miles Saturday
    5.44 miles Sunday
    20.5 miles today

    88.72 miles ...Reached the south gate of Bree. Left village and rode east on the road. Will stop and camp in a while
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Tues - 04/30 -- 19.67
    Wed - 05/01 -- 14.62
    Thur - 05/02 -- 3.00
    Fri - 05/03 -- 2.57
    Sat - 05/04 -- 14.23

    142.81 miles -- Road curves more to the east. Marshes fill all the northern horizon.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Sun - 3.86
    Mon - 5.84
    Tues - 6.40

    158.91 miles -- Continuing east at a comfortable pace. Road continues around southern edge of the Marshes. Will camp in a bit, south of the road, away form the Marshes.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Wed - 6.09
    Thurs - 2.43
    Today - 5.28

    172.71 miles --Camped at the southeast tip of Midgewater Marshes a few miles back. Packed up and continued. Road turns more to the northeast. Slowly begins to climb uphill. Weathertop should come into view shortly.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Sat - 4.91 miles
    Sun - 6.07 miles


    183.69 miles - Open, rough land on both sides of the road. Weather pleasant. Continue northeast on the Road at a comfortable pace.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Mon - 6.42 miles


    190.11 miles - Weathertop rises more clearly ahead. Camp.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    5.0 miles today


    195.11 miles -- Road continues northeast, rising slowly. Weathertop looms ahead and fills all the view.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Wed - 5.77
    Thurs - 3.49
    Fri - 3.5



    207.87 miles -- Road reached southeastern foot of Weathertop. The last foothill below Weathertop is just ahead. Will camp in a couple of miles.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Sat - 2.63 miles
    Sun - 5.00 miles


    215.50 miles -- continued northeast on road, dropped slowly into the 'Lone-lands'. Road worsened. South of the road are more rugged areas, covered with thickets
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    6.16 today


    221.66 miles -- South of the road are more rugged areas, covered with thickets. Weather still warm and clear.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Tues -- 5.05 miles
    Wed -- 5.24 miles
    Thur -- 2.53 miles
    Fri -- 2.76 miles
    Sat -- 5.87 miles

    258.56 miles -- Continuing east Weather Hills still visible on the western horizon. Weather Hills show less and less, and soon Trollshaws will come into view.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    8.33 miles today


    266.89 miles -- Continue east. Far behind, the Weather Hills show less and less. Ahead, company begins to see the tops of the Trollshaws.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    5.36 miles today.


    272.25 miles -- Continue east. Road is rough. Camp.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    5.18 miles on Tuesday
    5.33 miles today


    282.76 miles -- Continue east. Behind, Weather Hills have almost disappeared. Ahead, dark wooded hills appear higher. Camp
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    2.96 miles Thursday
    5.50 miles today



    291.22 miles -- Open country. No streams. Camp.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    5.50 miles Saturday
    4.42 miles today


    301.14 miles -- Road curves more to southeast. South of the road are bushes and stunted trees: wild and pathless. Camped north of the road a mile or so back.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    16.50 miles today


    317.64 miles -- Road swings southeast through open country. Ahead on hills of the Trollshaws, can now see "old castles with an evil look." Camp.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    2.42 miles Tuesday
    3.44 miles Wednesday
    2.83 miles Thursday
    5.25 miles today

    331.58 miles -- No path through the trees. Reach fire: TROLLS. Company captured. Gandalf keeps trolls arguing until dawn. Sun turns them to stone.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    15.68 miles today


    347.26 miles -- some miles back we followed the trail with Gandalf to Troll-hole. Found swords for Thorin and Gandalf. Bilbo took blade. We collected the gold and returned to to the fire. We continued down the path and reached the Road then buried the gold and continued east.The road turned southeast and skirted hills of the Trollshaws. We camped then left early, making haste. We'll enter the woods in a short distance and continue east on the road.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    7.36 miles today



    354.62 miles -- Woods run into the valley on north. Pass out-thrust 'toe' of a hill.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    4.50 miles Monday
    9.50 miles today

    368.62 miles -- Can see ruins on hilltop to the north. South of the Road, ravine of the Bruinen comes close. Road turns NE.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    1.50 miles Wednesday
    4.50 miles Thursday
    6.50 miles today

    381.12 miles -- Continue northeast. Road hugs feet of the Trollshaws. Cross a small stream. Road bends more northeast. The steep ravine of the Bruinen also runs east-northeast not far to the south. Continue east-northeast along road. Ride very quickly.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    Sat - 5.28 miles
    Sun - 5.47 miles
    Mon - 5.13 miles

    Mon 2.42 miles
    Tues 6.82 miles
    Wed 2.90 miles
    Thurs - 2.31 miles
    Fri - 7.84 miles

    397 miles -- after camping at Ford of Bruinen we crossed. Gandalf searched out the path. rode carefully. Path ran next to a steep gully on the left. On the east, a deep ravine held a waterfall. Came to a sudden cliff into the valley of Rivendell. Rode slowly down the zig-zag path. Pines cling tot the upper slopes, beech and oak below. Lead the ponies across the narrow bridge over the upper Bruinen. Reach the 'Last Homely House' in Rivendell!!

    On to Lonely Mountain...

    22.29 miles -- Left Rivendell, camped in the foothills - Ponies. Continue in the foothills - Ponies. Climb steadily - Four miles per day.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Sat the 22nd thru Thurs the 27th -- 20.37 miles

    42.66 miles -- Still in the foothills, climbing steadily - Ponies.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Fri - 7.51
    Sat - 7.77
    Sun - 2.25
    Mon - 15.54

    75.73 miles - Tremendous Thunder-battle in afternoon. Shelter in cave. Goblins capture us.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,897 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Tues - 16.94
    Wed - 1.81
    Thurs - 9.40


    104.88 miles -- After Gandalf rescued us, he made light. Dwarves carries Bilbo. Then Gandalf and Thorin fought off the Goblins. The Goblins attacked and we accidentally left Bilbo behind. He walked in the dark then began to crawl. He finds the ONE RING. He pulled out his sword for light and trotted along the passage.

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