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Old 11-25-2008, 03:55 PM   #1
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I think the issue, Lal, might be that us North Americans don't have the likes of The Quiet Woman pub to start us off on our hikes.
Are you suggesting that beer consumption may have something to do with seeing sleeping dragons in the fields?
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Old 12-16-2008, 01:10 AM   #2
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I have hiked on a trail on the Oregon coast that is actually called "The Hobbit Trail".

It is mossy and the bushes arch over the trail and form a "tunnel". It reminds me of the trails to the Withywindle.

Hobbit Trail
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Old 12-16-2008, 07:48 AM   #3
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I have hiked on a trail on the Oregon coast that is actually called "The Hobbit Trail".

It is mossy and the bushes arch over the trail and form a "tunnel". It reminds me of the trails to the Withywindle.

Hobbit Trail
That beach is beautiful!

It reminded me of another cool Hobbity place to have a walk - around Robin Hood's Bay and Boggle Hole - the latter is in fact named after hobgoblins who live in the area (along with the very scary Barguest ). Most appropriate.

Here's a decent walk I found:

http://www.dalesman.co.uk/walks/robinhoods.htm

Alternatively you could just walk down the beach (at low tide only), looking in the rockpools on the way, and have a shorter walk but more time in the pub later and then you are guaranteed to see Hobgoblins.
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Old 12-16-2008, 10:01 AM   #4
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Wow! Very Beautiful. Perhaps some day Helen and I will come and visit you there. We do love to hike together. Singing required, of course!
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Old 12-16-2008, 01:19 PM   #5
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...singing required...

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
beneath the roof there is a bed,
but not yet weary are our feet--
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
that none have seen but we alone.
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Old 12-16-2008, 04:05 PM   #6
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I tried to find pics of the Deer Lake Trail we hiked to but there's nothing out there.

That was the most fun of all! Even the rain didn't stop us!
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Old 12-16-2008, 04:19 PM   #7
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