Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge"

[Lyta_Underhill]

Go for it, Lyta - you have nothing to lose! I don't *think* they'll detract points... Just register, put up your mileage, then check out the house contest page to enter your story. Good luck, and welcome to the Walk!

Thanks, Esty, a congratulations on making it to Rivendell! I'm WAY behind you, but perhaps I'll walk along with Naz and Pyroclastic! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I looked on the Eowyn page, but I don't see a registration page, except for the join this mailing list or that links and an email for the Eowyn Challenge webmaster. Am I looking in the wrong place? UPDATE: I think I found it! I entered my measly 20 miles, but plan to try the 3 mi. winding gravel road later today, there and back. Wish me luck!

OK, as for mileage, here's my odd guess (I've walked around about a mile path on my land 10-12 times over a month and traipsed down to the other bldg and bridge on our land (wistfully called the Brandywine Bridge by me!) countless times, about 1/4 mi. round trip, so estimate 10 miles of that.) So, 20 miles it is! I think I'll try level ground next--easier on the back! And the ticks out here are as big as the Spiders of Mirkwood!

You have walked 20 miles.
You have passed Green Hill Country (18).
It is 7 miles to the next landmark.
You still have 438 miles to Rivendell.

After some time they crossed the Water, west of Hobbiton, by a narrow plank-bridge. The stream was there no more than a winding black ribbon, bordered with leaning alder-trees. A mile or two further south they hastily crossed the great road from the Brandywine Bridge; they were now in the Tookland and bending south-eastwards they made for the Green Hill Country. As they began to climb its first slopes they looked back and saw the lamps in Hobbiton far off twinkling in the gentle valley of the Water. Soon it disappeared in the folds of the darkened land, and was followed by Bywater beside its grey pool. When the light of the last farm was far behind, peeping among the trees, Frodo turned and waved a hand in farewell.

Cheers,
Lyta

P.S. Anecdote from the road: There is a VERY shady spot on this trail that gave me the exact feeling of Pippin in the forest past Buckland (the "just let me pass!" feeling of living trees watching me a little too closely.) Weird, but I'm going back soon! Maybe I can take pictures!

[ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: Lyta_Underhill ]