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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 15 2015, 10:34pm
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Walk to Rivendell - and Beyond! For January 15 AND 22
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The journey's begun, and the Hobbits are in good spirits, starting the day late and eating good dinners by the campfire. Ah, if only they know what lay ahead of them... But, hey, they have each other, right? And so do we!
How go your journeys?
My progress:
Miles covered this week: 14
Cumulative miles: 25
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
I'm traveling on an uppy-downy road this week with Frodo and the gang. I'm trying really hard not to think about next month, when cookie season hits. I'll get some miles out of it, with Beamer and her fellow Girl Scouts. And chaperoning cookie sellers is a bit like Merry's job keeping the Hobbits organized - at least, I'll tell myself that, for motivation!
Arandiel
Resources
The Walk with the Fellowship Challenge
The Eowyn Challenge Useful links, including mileage charts compiled by the late Karen Wynn Fonstad, are on the Tools page.
grammaboodawg's awesome site includes helpful activity conversion charts, mileages for Bilbo's Hobbitty journey home, and the Walk to Rivendell's TORn-up Postcards
Notta's Super-Duper Walking-Equivalents Chart
Eowyn Challenge Login Page is useful for keeping track of mileage, though be sure to keep a backup record, in case Warg attack, Wizard-induced blizzard, or other fell calamity causes the Shields page to crash.
The Eowyn Challenge/Walk to Rivendell - and Beyond! is a Middle-Earth-related fitness group that began in March 2003, and has been going on with walkers around the world ever since. TORn's Walk is open to all people and healthy types of activity.
Walk to Rivendell: Walk with the Fellowship Challenge - grab a buddy and let the magic live on, one step at a time.
Join us, Thursdays on Main!
(This post was edited by dernwyn on Jan 23 2015, 11:04am)
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 15 2015, 10:47pm
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My progress:
Miles covered this week: 16
Cumulative miles: 28,5
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
I've reached the Woody End and am about to stop to rest and eat (and then rest more). 
Happy walking, everyone! 
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 16 2015, 12:42am
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It's always important to rest properly between snowy walks
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I hope next week goes as well for you!
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Gwytha
Rohan
Jan 16 2015, 7:32am
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Ok, now I'm really in Tookland
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Hadn't figured out how to calculate the miles correctly last time. That's okay--I I don't want the journey to end too soon! A leisurely stroll through the Shire suits me just fine. Could still look back and see the last few lanterns lit in Hobbiton before I finished for the day.
My progress>
Miles covered this week/cumulative miles: 8
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 16 2015, 10:37am
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Thanks, Arandiel! And same to you!
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Angharad73
Rohan
Jan 16 2015, 12:02pm
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Still raining here, although we had one really nice day this week. Right now it looks like we are heading into a washed-out weekend, though.
Miles covered this week: 27
Cumulative miles: 52
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell and beyond...
It seems I have walked a bit too far south among the trees...
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 16 2015, 5:52pm
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Personally, I've always rather admired them.
Enjoy your strolling, Gwytha!
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 16 2015, 5:56pm
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I hope you get some more friendly weather, Angharad73.
And keep an ear out for Black Riders!
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Glassary
Rivendell
Jan 17 2015, 12:50am
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Been a quick 6 days but think I'm off to a nice start.
My Progress:
Miles covered this week: 11
Cumulative miles: 11
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
In a birch grove in Tookland enjoying a frugal supper.
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 17 2015, 3:00pm
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Here I am with one of my Shire brethren.
Safe journeying, gramma!
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Gwytha
Rohan
Jan 17 2015, 6:40pm
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I hadn't figured out how to use the mileage charts correctly
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so I'd really only just left the lane to walk along the hedgerows--hadn't even got to the bridge yet. So the eight miles was my total for the week. If only I'd had elf eyes I would have seen Hobbiton (and the World) were still ahead!
I indulged my Baggins side yesterday and took the day off from travel to throw a small but Long Expected party. Noodles and stew and Tiramisu, cider, a little red wine and a bit of bread to soak up the gravy. We filled the corners up to bursting! All the more reason to grab my walking stick and get back on the road this morning. My Took side is stirring!
Growth after all is not so much a matter of change as of ripening, and what alters most is the degree of clarity with which we see one another. -Edith Pargeter
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 19 2015, 7:11pm
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I've always thought of Tookland as a less settled, rather more wild part of the Shire - enjoy, Glassary!
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 19 2015, 7:14pm
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there's a time for generosity and concern for your fellow being, and a time to just get the heck out of Dodge - as quietly and quickly as possible!
Stay safe and have fun on the Road!
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 23 2015, 5:22am
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WtR post for Thursday, January 22
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This does happen some times...
We're still on page 1, so we'll update our progress here, rather than start a new thread this week.
My progress:
Miles covered this week: 17
Cumulative miles: 42
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
Wakey, wakey, Pippin! I know all that excitement with the Black Rider must have worn him out, but he's giving new meaning to the word 'sleepwalking'. Poor, exhausted Hobbit. Me, I'm happy that I got a few more miles in this week than last. I like little victories - they add up over time.
Arandiel
Walk to Rivendell: Walk with the Fellowship Challenge - grab a buddy and let the magic live on, one step at a time.
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 23 2015, 9:37am
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Miles covered this week: 14,5
Cumulative miles: 43
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell
I'm currently journeying with Gildor & Co. I would have gotten further, but I've been in bed with a nasty cold for a couple of days now. 
Happy walking, everyone!
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Angharad73
Rohan
Jan 23 2015, 4:24pm
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...of cold, mostly damp weather in my area, and not much motivation for me to go out. Ah well... It can only get better.
Miles this week: 28
Cumulative miles: 80
Goal: Bag End to Rivendell and onwards
So, I guess I am somewhere on a path through the forest? Lovely trees here...
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 23 2015, 9:45pm
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Maybe those Elves have something that could help... or Sam could fix you some chicken soup. I just haven't figured out a way to email such things yet... 
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
Jan 23 2015, 9:46pm
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AH, the all-too-prevalent coldanddamp
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I remember it well from my times in Glasgow (Scotland) and Portland (Oregon). I hope your weather cheers up soon, Angharad73!
Walk to Rivendell: Walk with the Fellowship Challenge - grab a buddy and let the magic live on, one step at a time.
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