Éowyn Challenge Pathway Mileage and
Descriptions
RAUROS TO MT. DOOM: The Journey of Frodo and
Sam (470 Miles)
by
Karen Wynn Fonstad
Author of The Atlas of
Middle-earth
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________Total Cumulative Miles (incl. Bonus miles)
for your Personal Journey
thus far:
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Cumulative
Miles
for Leg
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Miles
from
last
Mile-
Post
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Location/description at the
Milepost.
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Feb. 26 – Day 1: 10 miles
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0
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0
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Breaking of the Fellowship.
Noon. Frodo decides to go to Mordor alone,
but Sam guesses. Reaches lake as Frodo is leaving. They go together.
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0.25
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0.25
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Paddle past the south end of Tol Brandir.
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0.5
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0.25
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Reach shelving shore on the south slopes of Amon Lhaw. Hide
boat.
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1
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0.5
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Head SE into the “strange twisted knot of hills” – the eastern
Emyn Muil.
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2
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1
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Reach south edge of the hills: “a sheer, high, impassible
cliff overlooking the
marshland of Nindalf ‘the Wetwang’, which lies East of the Anduin all
along
the delta of the Entwash.
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3
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1
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Turn north away from the cliff.
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5
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2
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Wind around a ravine.
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8
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3
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Reach steep east face of inner hills. Climb down.
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10
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2
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Camp about dusk. Hide behind boulders just back from the
south-facing
cliff. See glow of Gollum’s eyes.
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Feb. 27 – Day 2: 20 miles
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10
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0
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Leave at dawn.
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14
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4
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Climb into a gully and out. Forced to turn more to the north.
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20
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6
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Keep as close to the cliff as can, angling southeast. Stop to
eat.
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24
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4
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Cliff curves more to the east.
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26
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2
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Enter another ravine. Cliff still too high to descend.
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30
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4
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Climb into another ravine. Camp at dusk.
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Feb. 28 – Day 3: 20 miles
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30
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0
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Leave at dawn.
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32
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2
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Cliff begins to curve much more to the north. The Wetwang
curves south.
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35
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3
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Another ravine.
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37
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2
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Wind around rough area, forced back, away from cliff.
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40
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3
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Continue in barren, rugged hills – not even grass. Stop to eat.
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43
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3
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Zig-zag into ravine. The south edge of the Dead Marshes appear
east of the
tumbled lands below.
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47
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4
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Get lost in ravine. Realize they are “going in circles.”
Runoff from the ravine
goes to the marshes.
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50
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3
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Climb down to the bottom of another ravine. Cliff still too
steep and high.
Look out toward Mordor. Can smell the Dead Marshes. Go further back.
Camp in a stony hollow surrounded by “great jagged pinnacles of
weathered
rock.” Cold.
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Feb. 29/30 – Day/Nt. 4: 34
miles
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50
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0
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Leave at dawn. Cliff has now turned almost due north.
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52
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2
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Go close to the cliff, in hopes of seeing a way down.
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53
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1
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Must swing far back, then east again. Stop to listen for signs
of Gollum.
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54
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1
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Return to cliff-top, but rough “scored and weathered rock”
forces them
away.
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58
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4
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Cliff face is now lower, but they do not notice as they are
not by the edge.
Scramble into a deep cleft and out again.
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61
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3
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Stop briefly. Eat.
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63
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2
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Another cleft.
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67
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4
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Still scrambling along back from the ridge.
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70
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3
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Reach the deepest ravine thus far – a rock fault. Far wall is
“many fathoms
high.” Frodo climbs down. Finds a few gnarled trees, mainly firs, but
only
for about 50 yards. Stumps continue to cliff edge. As cliff is lower,
Frodo
decides they should descend: the rock has “slipped and cracked.” Storm
arrives just as Frodo starts down. He slithers down to a rock ledge
below.
Sam remembers his rope and pulls Frodo up. After the storm they use the
rope to descend. Dusk falls.
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71
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1
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Head east from base of cliff, picking their way through wet
boulders.
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73
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2
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Reach a great fissure with a stream inside. It curves north:
bars way.
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74
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1
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Head back toward cliff, angling south. Too difficult to go
far. No spot to
hide. Stop next to a boulder. See Gollum crawling down cliff. Capture
Gollum (ca. 8 p.m.). STOP, but have no rest while they watch Gollum.
Late
night, Frodo extracts pledge, then releases Gollum.
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75
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1
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Start again ca. 2 a.m. Gollum leads them back north.
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78
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3
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Reach the rift they had seen before, but farther north where
sides are lower.
Climb down into it (15 feet deep). Follow it south beside a “shallow
stony
stream.” Gollum recites ‘Fish’ riddle.
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83
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5
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Gully turns east, broadens and grows more shallow.
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84
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1
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Dawn. Camp in gully (day of Feb. 30) on a wide flat shelf of
stone. Gully
now only 6 feet deep. Frodo and Sam plan to watch, but both sleep.
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Feb. 30/M. 1 – Day/Nt. 5: 25
miles
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84
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0
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Set out when dark.
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88
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4
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Gully more shallow and less sloping.
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92
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4
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Gully bottom less rocky.
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94
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2
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Creek enters from north. Eat.
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96
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2
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Floor still more muddy. Sides dwindle to mere banks.
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98
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2
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Stream begins to wind. Sky grows cloudy.
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100
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2
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Banks reduced to mossy mounds.
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102
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2
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Stream gurgles over a stone shelf into the bog. Dry reeds all
around. Mists
rise above the Dead Marshes just ahead and on both sides. See Mountains
of
Mordor far ahead: wreathed in fog, lit by dawn. Rest briefly.
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104
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2
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Gollum’s path winds through the mists, turning to find the way
between
“pools, and soft mires.” No birds.
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109
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5
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As mists rise (ca. 10 a.m.), they stop for day in a
reed-thicket (M. 1).
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March ½ – Day/Nt. 6: 15 miles
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109
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0
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Late afternoon. Continue on.
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112
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3
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Enter the heart of the Dead Marshes.
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115
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3
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Round the west end of a wide stagnant mere. Air is “black and
heavy to
breathe.”
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117
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2
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Wisps of lights begin to appear: “candles of corpses.” Another
wide mere
extends west from there.
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118
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1
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Sam falls, sees dead faces in the water (from Battle of the
Last Alliance).
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119
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1
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They almost crawl as they founder through the treacherous mire.
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120
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1
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Reach firmer ground (ca. 4 a.m.). Gollum trots down “a long
lane between
high reeds,” then stops and sniffs.
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121
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1
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Gollum’s uneasiness grows. Hear cry of Nazgûl. Rush of wind:
lights go out.
Moon peaks through clouds. See Nazgûl. Gollum cowers and refuses to go
on until moon is low.
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124
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3
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Dawn. End of the marshes. Clear and cold. Mountains tower
ahead across
wastelands. Hide “under a black stone” during gray day (M. 2).
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March 2/3 – Day/Nt. 7: 15
miles
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124
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0
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Leave when full dark.
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125
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1
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Cross area of dry peat, broken by flats of cracked, dry mud.
Land slopes
slowly east. Ring grows heavier. Sam’s mood darkens.
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129
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4
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Climb a long shallow slope.
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134
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5
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Gully curves away north, then west back to the marshes.
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139
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5
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Hide again during day (March 3).
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March 3/4 – Day/Nt. 8: 14
miles
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139
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0
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Creep forward as dark falls. Bitter, parched air. Unknown to
them, Battle of
Helm’s Deep rages far to the west.
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141
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2
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Land rises in a long slope: arid moors of the Noman-lands.
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143
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2
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Descend a steeper hill face.
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147
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4
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Land rises in another long slow climbing slope.
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150
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3
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Still on the moors.
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154
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3
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Descend a last hill face. Reach the Desolation of the
Morannon: gasping
pools, mounds of slag. Stop at first slag-heap, but fumes drive them
away.
Crawl into a “wide, almost circular pit, high-banked on the west.” An
oily
ooze fills bottom. Stay there (M. 4).
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March 4/5 – Day/Nt. 9: 12
miles
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154
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0
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On waking, Sam hears Smeagol/Gollum’s debate. Sam wonders who
‘she’ is
(=Shelob). At dusk, creep slowly forward.
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156
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2
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Nazgûl passes over. Pause for a while.
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160
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4
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Midnight. Nazgûl flies over again, but high up (on way to
Isengard).
Terrified, Gollum refuses to go on until ordered by Frodo.
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166
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6
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Dawn. Can see guards on the wall above the Black Gate. Hide in a hollow
“delved in the side of a low hill.” See Army of Easterlings arrive,
then later,
an army of Southrons. Sam recites “Oliphaunt” poem. Gollum tells of
‘secret’ way. Frodo decides to follow Gollum south. Rest during day (M.
5).
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March 5/6 – Day/Nt. 10: 24
miles
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166
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0
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Dusk. Creep out west side of hollow.
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168
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2
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Walk SW, west of the road. Road runs in a trenchlike valley
between the
mountains and the moors. It is newly repaired for many miles.
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175
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7
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End of the slag heaps. Brief rest. Midnight: Moon rises,
almost full.
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182
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7
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Can still see the red light in one of the Towers of the Teeth.
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188
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6
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Finally turn south enough to hide the light from the Tower.
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190
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2
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Dawn. Reach northern edge of Ithilien. East across road are
dark trees.
Closer ‘a tumbled heathland’ with ‘knots of pine-trees.’ Air is fresh
and
fragrant. Hide in heather during day (M. 6).
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March 6/7 – Day/Nt. 11: 24
miles
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190
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0
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Leave during twilight.
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191
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1
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Gollum leads them onto the road: straight and level. Go more
quickly.
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193
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2
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In valley between mountains on east and steep slopes on west.
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196
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3
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Woods appear to the west. Some growth begins along the road
edges.
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199
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3
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Road crosses stream on an arched masonry bridge.
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204
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5
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Road becomes more overgrown.
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208
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4
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Another stream is bridged.
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210
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2
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Reach north end of a long straight cutting through a stony
ridge.
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213
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3
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Climb the west bank and go downhill. Follow a stream to a
small clear pool.
Bathe. Sam finds orc fire-ring.
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214
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1
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Camp back toward road. Gollum brings coneys. Sam cooks stew.
Eat (8:30
a.m.). Found by Southern Rangers with Faramir. Gollum hides.
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Continue March 7 – Day 12: 10
miles
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214
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0
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Noon. Rangers battle the Haradrim. Sam sees an oliphaunt.
Sleep to late
afternoon. Faramir questions Frodo, then leads them west.
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215
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1
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Cross stream below the pool.
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218
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3
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Descend steep slope. Faramir and Frodo talk as they go.
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220
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2
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Thread their way through woodland.
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223
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3
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Trees grow thinner. Turn right and “come to a small river in a
narrow gorge”
– the same as that from the pool.
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224
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1
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Frodo and Sam are blindfolded and led down a steep path, then
up to
Henneth Annûn. Sunset
gleams through the waterfall.
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March 8 – Day 13: 22 miles
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224
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0
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Moonset. Gollum fishes in waterfall pool. With Frodo’s help,
Faramir
captures and questions Gollum. Rest a short time more while supplies
are
prepared. Leave ca. 8 a.m. Rangers lead them south, blindfolded.
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225
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1
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Faramir removes blindfolds. Advises them to follow upper edge
of steep-falling lands to west.
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231
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6
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Cross a fast stream. Brief rest. Eat.
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238
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7
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Brief rest.
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242
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4
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Cross a tumbling stream.
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246
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4
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Nightfall. Sleep beneath an ancient tree. Sam restless.
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March 9 – Day 14: 22 miles
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246
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0
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Leave at first light.
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254
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8
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Thicker trees. Brief rest. Air growing heavy. Gollum urges
more speed.
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260
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6
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Cross a small stream.
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262
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2
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Reach area of large trees – more open: ash and oak. Gollum
fearful.
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268
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6
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Dusk. End of the forest. Can see White Mountains to the west
and dark
peaks of the Ephel Dúath to the east. A vale falls away before them –
the
Morgul. Gollum wants to continue, but they stop until midnight. Perched
in
an oak, the hobbits cannot sleep.
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March 10/11 – Nt./Day 15-16:
10 miles
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268
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0
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Just past midnight, head east. Land slopes up steeply.
Thickets and brambles.
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270
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2
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Cross a deep cleft.
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272
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2
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Go around a dark pit.
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274
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2
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Go down a bit, but then up on a longer, steeper slope.
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276
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2
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Halt briefly. Can see tops of trees behind. Darkness begins to
spread.
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278
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2
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Climb a great ‘hogback’ – climb the steep backslope, covered
with spiny
thickets. Descend the even steeper cliff face. Part way down, crawl
into a
‘hollow hall’ formed by a “tangled knot of thorns.” Sleep.
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Continue March 10/11 –
Nt./Day 15-16: 12 miles THE
DAWNLESS DAY
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278
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0
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No dawn. Day grows even darker as time passes. Gollum wakes
them (ca. 4
p.m.): “No time to lose.” Leads them down the hillside.
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280
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2
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Turn south across a long broken slope.
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281
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1
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Turn east and reach the Southward Road. Follow the road into a
great ring of
trees to the Cross-roads. The
setting sun lights the fallen head of the statue
of a King of Gondor.
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282
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1
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Pass east out of the trees, following the Morgul-road. Road
climbs steeply,
but is straight.
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283
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1
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At the top of a ‘flatiron’ the road cuts through the
steep-faced drop and
curves sharply south around a “great shoulder of rock.”
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284
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1
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Road curves east again, next to the ravine of the Morgulduin.
Way slants up
steeply. Frodo glances across the vale and sees Minas Morgul.
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284.5
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0.5
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Come to the white bridge. The road crosses it and winds up to
the city gates.
All is rotten, cold. Frodo totters forward as if to cross the bridge,
but Sam
stops him. Gollum leads them back across the road to a gap in the stone
wall
– a path along the slopes north of the river.
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285.5
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1
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On a high shelf overlooking the city Frodo stops. The
Morgul-host marches
forth.
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286
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0.5
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Continue up path a short way. Reach bottom of the Straight
Stair. Stair is cut
into the cliff with walls on each side, steps narrow, uneven, and steep
as a
ladder.
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286.5
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0.5
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Above the stair, the cutting continues with a winding path –
still climbing,
but needs no steps: “seemed to go on for miles.”
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288
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1.5
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Reach a wide shelf – cliff on left, chasm on right. No longer
climbing.
Ground is broken.
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289.5
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1.5
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Reach bottom of the Winding Stair. Stair zig-zigs up the
sloping cliff. Even
looks down on wraith-road at one point.
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290
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0.5
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Reach the top of the stairs. See red light through window in
top of the Tower
“a long way off.” Sleep there between two great piers of rock. All
around are
“jagged pinnacles...crevices and fissures.”
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March 11/12 – Nt./Day 16-17
Sleep rest of day and all night. Note:
this extensive time is based on
a strict adherence to the dates in the ‘Tale of Years’.
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Bonus Miles
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12 miles = Gollum visits Shelob while the hobbits sleep.
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March 12/13 – Day/Nt./Day
17-18: 14 miles Here, too,
the time is extremely long (ca. 30 hours):
“One hour, two hours...how many had they passed in this lightless hole?
Hours – days, weeks, rather.”
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290
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0
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“Day.” Sam wakes and sees Gollum ‘pawing at’ Frodo. ‘Sneak’
conversation. Gollum leads them “up a long ravine between piers and
columns of torn and weathered rocks.”
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291
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1
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Opening to Shelob’s Lair.
Tunnel is so high and wide that Frodo and Sam
can’t touch hands as they feel their way along each wall. Tunnel climbs
slowly.
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292
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1
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Sam feels an opening on the right.
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293
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1
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Sam feels an opening on the right.
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294
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1
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Frodo feels an opening on the left.
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295
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1
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Frodo and Sam’s senses become numb, but feel things hanging
down.
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296
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1
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Sam leaves right wall and holds on to Frodo.
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302.5
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6.5
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Frodo finds opening to main pit on left.
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302.75
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0.25
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Tunnel forks. Left tunnel closed with a door. Realize Gollum
is gone. Shelob
appears. Use the Phial of Galadriel to drive off Shelob. Tunnel rises
steeply
to exit. Use Sting to cut webs.
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303
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0.25
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Frodo runs ahead and is stung by Shelob. Sam fights off Gollum and
reaches
Frodo and drives off Shelob, but is too late. Thinking Frodo dead, Sam
reluctantly takes the Ring and continues on.
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303.5
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0.5
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Sam reaches base of a flight of shallow steps to the cleft.
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304
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0.5
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From the cleft of the Pass, Sam looks back. Hearing orcs, he
puts on the
Ring. When orcs reach Frodo, Sam rushes back.
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Bonus Miles
= 2 miles
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Sam follows them back to closed door in the Lair. Hears orcs
say Frodo is
NOT dead! Climbs over the door, runs down the Under-way. Knocks
himself out against the Tower door. Sleeps through night.
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March 14 – Day 19
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Bonus Miles
= 3 miles
(5 miles total
for Sam)
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Noon. Sam wakes, returns through Under-way. Exits Lair.
Reaches cleft by
the Tower of Cirith Ungol. Puts
on the Ring. Ring lets him hear fighting in
the Tower. Runs over crown of the path and removes Ring. Climbs to top
of
the Tower and rescues Frodo.
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March 15 – Day 20: 15 miles
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304
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0
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Frodo and Sam reach gate of the Tower ca. 5 a.m. Watchers send
up signal
of their escape. Run. Road curves out of sight from the gate.
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305
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1
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Road curves down sharply to meet the Morgul-road. At the
bridge just
beyond the road meeting, they jump. Land just a few feet below in a
thorn
thicket. Dawn – but dark in the valley.
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306
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1
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Climb down to bottom of north-running valley.
|
307
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1
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Halt briefly. Sam falls asleep. Turn north in the ravine.
Frodo discards chain
mail. Sam wishes for light and water.
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308
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1
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Frodo senses Black Rider. Halt again. Sky brightens. See
flight of fallen
Witch King – ill news for Barad-dûr. Eat a bit.
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309
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1
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Cross over to path west of a dry stream bed. Valley rises
slowly to north.
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312
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3
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Hear water trickling from gully on left.
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318
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6
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Road broadens and a rough wall begins: nearing an orc hold.
Cross river-bed
(a few pools in the bottom). Low scrubby trees. Midges.
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319
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1
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Climb up into a ravine. Hide in brambles. Frodo sleeps. Sam
sees star and
also sleeps.
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March 16 – Day 21: 27 miles
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319
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0
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Continue up ravine until it disappears, then climb last 100
feet to the ridge.
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321
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2
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Ridge stands 1500 feet above the plain. Plain is crawling with
enemies. See
Mount Doom 40 miles away.
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323
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2
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Try to go north along ridge, but cannot. Retrace path back to
valley floor.
Stay east of water-course.
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324
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1
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See orc hold by path on west.
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326
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2
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Hear orc scouts. Hide behind bush. Learn news of Gollum. Light
fades as
they hide.
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330
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4
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Continue in the dark along eastern edge of the valley.
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342
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12
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Stagnant pool of water. Do not see it in the dark.
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346
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4
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Grey light – Hide and sleep (March 17 day).
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March 17/18 – Day/Nt. 22: 25
miles
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346
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0
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Eat. Finish Faramir’s food. When quite dark, begin again.
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352
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6
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Brief halt.
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358
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6
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Brief halt.
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364
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6
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Brief halt.
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371
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7
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At first light, hide in a hollow under an overhanging stone.
Strong wind from
west. Ahead the valley has climbed nearly to top of the inner ridge.
Water
course ends in broken steps of rock. Can see road from old castle of
Durthang. Frodo sleeps. Sam finds water. Returns and sees Gollum. Wakes
Frodo to watch. Sam sleeps (Day, M. 18).
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March 18/19 – Day/Nt. 23: 20
miles
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371
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0
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Light fading when wake. See watch fires on heights. Return to
spring. Fill
water bottle.
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371.5
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0.5
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Climb warily up to the road when it swings east.
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380
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8.5
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A side path runs south into Gorgoroth toward main road. Sheer
drop from
road becomes increasingly deep.
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383
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3
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Road bends a little north and hides view from west. Rest. Orc
company sees
them, assumes they are deserters. Frodo and Sam are forced to join
march.
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387
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4
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Road runs down a long slope into the plain. Frodo starts to
stumble.
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389
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2
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Out on the plain, drawing near Isenmouthe: Road-meeting.
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391
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2
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In confusion of several companies meeting, Sam pulls Frodo
with him,
crawling across the road and over the curb. Crawl 20 yards to a shallow
pit
and sleep (late night to early morning of M. 19). Cold.
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March 19 – Day 24: 10 miles
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391
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0
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Morning. Sam sees Gorgoroth is pitted with great holes. Roads
are empty.
Crawl from hollow to hollow slanting toward the foothills to north.
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395
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4
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Halt. Sam decides they should go back to road.
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396
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1
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Climb onto the causeway.
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398
|
2
|
Walk east along the road as it skirts the Ash Mountains. See
no one.
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401
|
3
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Camp just off the road.
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March 20 – Day 25: 15 miles
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401
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0
|
Return to road. Trudge east.
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405
|
4
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Rest.
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409
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4
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Find cistern, but it is empty. Eat and rest.
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413
|
4
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Rest.
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416
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3
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Camp just off road. Hear troops at night.
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March 21 – Day 26: 15 miles
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416
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0
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Return to road. More and more Frodo is bowed down by the Ring.
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420
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4
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Rest.
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424
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4
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Find cistern with muddied water in bottom. Drink and fill
bottle. Eat.
|
428
|
4
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Rest.
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431
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3
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Camp just off road. Hear horse-messenger gallop by during
night.
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March 22 – Day 27: 15 miles
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431
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0
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Return to road. Frodo ceases to speak. Stumbles as he fights
Ring.
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435
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4
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Rest.
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438
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3
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Stop to eat. Mount Doom is due south. Leave road and turn
toward it.
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442
|
4
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Rest.
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446
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4
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The Dreadful Nightfall.
Only half bottle of water left. Frodo sleeps fitfully,
and Sam, very little. He sees gleam of Gollum’s eyes.
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March 23 – Day 28: 10 miles
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446
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0
|
Wake in dim light of dawn. Discard everything they do not need.
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450
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4
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Rest. No attempt at concealment. Frodo goes faster than Sam
hoped.
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453
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3
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Rest.
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456
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3
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Extra effort squanders Frodo’s last strength. Sam cannot
sleep. Argues with
self. Ground trembles.
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March 24 – Day 29: 10 miles
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456
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0
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Continue on in dark light. No water. Sam’s mouth too parched
to eat.
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459
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3
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Rest.
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461
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2
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Rest. Fumes grow worse. Some wind from the west.
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463
|
2
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Rest.
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466
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3
|
Continue to foot of Mount
Doom. Sam tries to warm Frodo as he sleeps.
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March 25 – Day 30: 4 miles
The Day of Doom
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466
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0
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As attempt to start, Frodo falls and begins to crawl. Sam
carries him.
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467
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1
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Stop more than half way up base of the mountain. Rest.
|
468
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1
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Sam and Frodo both crawl up slope to Sauron’s Road. Frodo
turns east and
see the Eye: falls. Sam carries him again.
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469
|
1
|
Gollum attacks! Sam fights Gollum. Frodo goes ahead.
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469.5
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0.5
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Frodo enters the Door to the Sammath Naur.
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470
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0.5
|
Frodo claims the Ring just as Sam finds him. Gollum attacks
again, bites
Ring from Frodo’s finger and falls into lava. Ring Destroyed. Barad-dûr and
Morannon collapse.
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Bonus Miles
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Escape from Mount Doom: 100
miles
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0.5
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0.5
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Sam carries Frodo back outside. They see destruction all
around.
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2
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1.5
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As they go down the road, smoke and steam belch from the
mountain. Reach
an ash hill and climb to the top. Are cut off from going further. Both
fall.
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100
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98
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Eagles rescue Frodo and Sam and carry them to the Morannon.
Note: Why the Morannon
instead of the Field of Cormallen?
1) Gandalf is with the
Eagles when Frodo and Sam are rescued, yet he is back at the
Morannon after the battle in time to find Pippin.
2) Frodo and Sam must be
taken to Aragorn for
healing. Aragorn would be 70 miles from
the Field of Cormallen and would be needed after the battle. He would
not be free to leave
to go to Frodo and Sam if they were elsewhere.
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________Total Cumulative Miles (incl. Bonus miles)
for your Personal Journey
thus far:
+470 Miles = Rauros to Mt.
Doom: Journey of Frodo and Sam
+________ = Bonus Miles for
this part of the Journey
_________ = Your Personal
Journey thus far
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