Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge" - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 06-13-2003, 09:45 AM

Let me gently remind Rivendell walkers that the Barrow Wight has been closing threads left and right. Please keep it Middle-Earth related.

Rather than reporting miles, report your location along Frodo's track.

The Five-senses idea is a good one, but bring it up a notch and choose hobbit-senses or elf-senses...

A very good example is Alatariel; there are others as well-- Hilde, Peony...

In the meantime, I am happy to see you all making progress and enjoying yourselves.

'********

This morning I was south of the Great Road, but I felt like I was back in the Marish... The deer may know their way around, but their destinations and their traveling preferences don't match mine. Thorns, bushes, branches, thickets, and swampy stream-crossings! Strider can usually find a way through the deer paths, though.

We found a deer track that followed an old stone wall-- there seem to be a lot of ruins in these hills, Strider sang some old songs about the men of Arnor and the old North Kingdom. We followed the stone wall quite a ways, to an narrow old gateway, and a bit further beyond that, Strider led us out onto a broad path. It would have been extremely pleasant but for the rain. I was one wet hobbit by the end of the march.

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06-13-2003, 09:45 AM	#11
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Let me gently remind Rivendell walkers that the Barrow Wight has been closing threads left and right. Please keep it Middle-Earth related. Rather than reporting miles, report your location along Frodo's track. The Five-senses idea is a good one, but bring it up a notch and choose hobbit-senses or elf-senses... A very good example is Alatariel; there are others as well-- Hilde, Peony... In the meantime, I am happy to see you all making progress and enjoying yourselves. '******** This morning I was south of the Great Road, but I felt like I was back in the Marish... The deer may know their way around, but their destinations and their traveling preferences don't match mine. Thorns, bushes, branches, thickets, and swampy stream-crossings! Strider can usually find a way through the deer paths, though. We found a deer track that followed an old stone wall-- there seem to be a lot of ruins in these hills, Strider sang some old songs about the men of Arnor and the old North Kingdom. We followed the stone wall quite a ways, to an narrow old gateway, and a bit further beyond that, Strider led us out onto a broad path. It would have been extremely pleasant but for the rain. I was one wet hobbit by the end of the march. [ June 13, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.