Day 30: 200 Miles!

Day 29 and 30 have come and gone and I have finally reached the 200 miles (321.7 km) mark with a cumulative mileage of 201.78! It feels so good to be halfway to Rivendell. Before this journey began I never would have imagined that I could walk over 200, let alone do it in one month!

By Day 30 I am finally out of the marshes and on to dryer trails. If I never have to walk through a marsh again, I will be happy. I’m confident the hobbits must have felt the same as they came out of the Midgewater Marshes.

At this point in their journey the hobbits and Strider have managed to ascend out of the marshes. The Weather Hills loom in the distance and the land they trek over became dry and barren. There are very few birds to be seen or heard. I imagine for this part of the journey that the hobbits and Strider passed in silence. There is one brief conversation recorded, but not much is mentioned. In my experience, walking through barren lands tends to lead one into silence. Still, there isn't much mentioned about their journey in this part of the story.

The Road Goes Ever On and On,

~ Daisy Buttons