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  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Fri - 10.01

    114.89 miles -- Bilbo had unknowingly passes passage to 'Back Door.' and reached Gollum's Lake.Riddle Contest. Bilbo followed Gollum back up the passage. Gollum blocked the entrance to the tunnel to Back Door. Bilbo jumps over him, reaches the 'Back Door,' and escaped. Goblins followed Bilbo a short distance into the upland valley
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Sat - 9.74
    Sun - 1.61
    Mon - 2.98
    Tue - 16.43
    Wed - 16.77

    162.42 miles -- Bilbo left upland valley on the trail w/cliff on left, drop-off on the right. He finds us and Gandalf in the dell below the trail. We crossed a stream and followed a trail that lead to the top of a landslide. We slipped sideways in the stones to reach the bottom of the landslide then go east to the Pine forest. In the clearing we heard wolves and climb the trees. WARG ATTACK. Eagles rescue us and take us to their Eyrie. We sleep there.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Thur - 7.36
    Fri - 2.43
    Sat - 7.58

    179.79 miles -- Eagles are flying us to The Carrock..
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain...

    Sun - 8.09
    Mon - 16.73
    Tues - 17.02
    Wed - 2.52
    Thurs - 2.79

    226.94 miles -- Eagles flew Company to Carrock. Reached Beorn's house and stayed the night. Left early afternoon and rode north. Now riding through grasslands west of Mirkwood.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    Fri -- 6.45
    Sat - 17.79
    Sun - 14.62
    Mon - 15.24
    Tue - 2.35
    Wed - 2.77
    Thur - 15.68

    301.84 miles -- On Forest Trail in Mirkwood.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    Thu - 14.68
    Fri - 3.07
    Sat - 3.23
    Sun - 5.50
    Mon - 15.44
    Tues - 16.88
    Wed - 15.86
    Thu - 2.52
    Fri - 6.15
    Sat - 5.73 Aug 3rd


    390.90 miles -- On Forest Trail in Mirkwood -- 22.1 miles to the Enchanted River.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Sun - 6.89
    Mon - 5.13
    Tues - 0.46 (under the weather)
    Wed - 1.13 (sick)
    Thurs - 0.0 (sick)
    Fri - 1.0 (sick)
    Sat - 0.69 (sick) Aug 10th

    406.20 miles -- On Forest Trail in Mirkwood -- 6.8 miles to the Enchanted River.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Sun - 3.03
    Mon - 6.19
    Tues - 6.94
    Wed - 3.0
    Thurs - 3.23
    Fri - 2.67
    Sat - 5.66

    433.89 miles -- After 143 miles on Forest Trail, we reached the Enchanted River. Then crossed by boat. Bombur fell in the water and immediately fell asleep and had to be carried. On Forest Trail for another 12 miles before we walked through open beech-woods for another 6 miles, this took much of the day.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    On to Lonely Mountain

    Sun - 6.90 -- 08/18
    Mon - 3.11
    Tues - 3.04
    Wed - 7.06
    Thurs - 5.06
    Fri - 3.58
    Sat - 6.94 -- 08/24

    469 miles -- Bilbo climbed a tree but could see nothing because it is in the bottom of a bowl. We camped and ate the last of the food. Bombur wakes and is okay. Rained all the next day. We had no food. We see three Elves fires when The Elves capture Thorin. Dwarves scattered and were captured by spiders. Bilbo is left alone. Kills spider. Swoons. Wakes during the morning and names his sward: STING. Bilbo finds dwarves cocooned and rescues them. He draws the spiders away. Dwarves are almost captured when Bilbo returns and fights the spiders. Spiders give up. We camp. Elves capture us. Bilbo uses the ring and disappears. Elves take us to Elvenking Thranduil's Caverns. Bilbo follows. He searches each Dwarf's cell until he finds Thorin. They come up with an escape plan. We all climb in the barrels and float down the Forest River. We've leave the trees of Mirkwood.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,908 Member
    08/25 - 6.86 - Sun
    08/26 - 5.63
    08/27 - 5.57
    08/28 - 1.84
    08/29 - 2.84
    08/30 - 6.08
    08/31 - 8.09
    09/01 - 6.06

    511.97 miles -- Reached the huts of the Raft-elves. Dwarves were still in the barrels. Bilbo was huddles nearby wearing the Ring. It was his 50th b'day. Wood-elves tied barrels into the raft. Bilbo rode invisible. Reached a marshy area. Bilbo saw the Lonely Mountain. Reached Lake-town where Bilbo freed the dwarves. Entered town. Stayed in Lake-town for 15 days. On the last day, Thorin requested supplies. Left in three boats. Camped at the mouth of River Running. Rowing upstream against the current. Will camp soon.

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