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Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Hiking Trail to Badge 1

Start - Bag End Hobbiton
Task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title.
✔#1: The Girl Who Came Home 3/10/24
✔#2: The Keeper of Hidden Books 5/7/24
✔#3 The Librarian Spy 6/4/24
Checkpoint 1 - Bree
Task - Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4
✔#4: The Thursday Murder Club #1 of 4 of Thursday Murder Club Series 7/8/24
✔#5: Murder, Simply Stitched "Murder" in title 7/23/24
✔#6: Murder, Served Simply "Murder" in title 8/22/24

Checkpoint 2 - Rivendell
Task: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle.
✔#7: Lion in the Valley 10/9/24
✔#8: The Deeds of the Disturber same series Amelia Peabody Series 11/24/24
#9: The Last Camel Died at Noon another book in the above series

Checkpoint 3 - Moria
Task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black.
#10: 92.1% black per Tineye
#11: Find You First MPG Thriller/Linwood Barclay
#12: Broken Promise Linwood Barclay

Checkpoint 4 - Black Gate
Task: Read a book with "Iron" in the title.
#13: The Iron Queen
#14: Death on the Aegean Queen "Queen" in title/Maria Hudgins
#15: Death of a Second Wife Maria Hudgins

Finish - Mount Doom
Task: Read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages.
#16: Naked Heat 404 pages paperback

Category 1 - Pilgrimages
Hiking Trail to Badge 2


Pilgrimage #1
Tour of Slovania, Croatia, and Bosnia

Start - Zagreb
Task: Read a book with a character or author has the name Mark.
#1: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Mark Lawrence
#2: The Book of Tomorrow "book" in the title
#3: For Whom the Book Tolls Also has the word "book" in the title

Checkpoint 1 - Ptujska gora
Task: Read a book that has a tag of "gothic" on the main book page. This list may help you identify a book to fit this task. Remember, "gothic" must show on the main book page.
#4: My Cousin Rachel
#5: Jamaica Inn Daphne du Maurier
#6 The House on the Strand Daphne du Maurier

Checkpoint 2 - Postojna Caves
Task: Read a book with a train on the cover.
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#8: Catching Christmas Christmas in title
#9: Christmas by the Book Christmas in title

Checkpoint 3 - Opatija
Task: Read a book where the character goes on holiday to a beach resort.
Book: The Resort
Link #1: Christmas at the Lakeside Resort word "resort" in title
LInk #2: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross word "Christmas" in title

Checkpoint 4 - Medjugorje
Task: Read a ghost story. "Ghost(s)" must be tagged on the main book page.
Book: Showdown in Mudbug Ghosts tagged on mpg.
Link #1: Resurrection in Mudbug same series
Link #2: Missing in Mudbug same series

Finish - Dubrovnik
Task: Read a book that was made into a movie.
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Pilgrimage #2
El Camino Trail

Start - Sarria
Task: Read a book that has "King" in the title, or the author is named King.
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Checkpoint 1 - Palas de Rei
Task: Read a book with "Body" in the title.
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Checkpoint 2 - Melide
Task: Read a book where a nun is a significant character.
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Checkpoint 3 - Arzua
Task: Read a book where the cover is 75% yellow,
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Checkpoint 4 - O Pedrouzo
Task: Read a book with a bridge prominently on the cover.
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Finish - Santiago de Compostela
Task: Read a book with a significant character or author named "James" (Jim, or other derivatives are not allowed.)
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Pilgrimage #3
The Jesus Trail

Start - Nazareth
Task: Read a book with a house on the cover.
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Checkpoint 1 - Cana
Task: Read a book where a wedding takes place.
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Checkpoint 2 - Kibbutz Lavi
Read a book with a pew, bench, or sofa on the cover.
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Checkpoint 3 - Migdal
Task: Read a book with a significant character or author named "Mary".
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Checkpoint 4 - Mount of Beatitudes
Task: Read a book with "Bless", "Blessed", "Blessing" in the title or subtitle.
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Finish - Capernaum
Task: Read a book that has a medical doctor or nurse as the main character.
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Category 2 - Adventure Hikes
Hiking Trail to Badge 3

Lares Trak Roya Inca Trail to Machu Pichu

Start: Cuzco, Peru
Task: Read a book from one of these two lists:
Fantasy Novels based in Native American Myth
Books based on mythology by marginalised authors
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Checkpoint 1: Sacred Valley
Task: Read a book that has river in the title, or a river on the cover.
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Checkpoint 2: Moray
Task: Read a book with the theme of archaeology.
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Checkpoint 3: Tortora
Task: Read a book with the word canyon or tomb is in the title. Subtitles will be allowed on this task.
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Checkpoint 4: Huchayccasa & Ipsaycocha Passes
Task: Read a book that is set in the mountains
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Finish: Machu Picchu
Task: Read a book with both words Lost AND City in the title or subtitle
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West Highland Way - Scotland

Start: Glascow
Task: Read a book that is set in a seaport.
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Checkpoint 1: Glengoyne Distillery
Task: Read a book where the main character is in his/her 30's
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Checkpoint 2: Bridge of Orchy
Task: Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
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Checkpoint 3: Rannoch Moor
Task: Read a book with a steam train on the cover. You must see the steam,
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Checkpoint 4: Devil's Staircase
Task: Read a book with "Inn" in the title.
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Finish: Fort WIlliam
Task: Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English
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West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)

Start: Pachina Bay
Task: Read a book that is set in dual timelines.
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Checkpoint 1: Tsusiat Falls
Task: Read a book with stairs on the cover.
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Checkpoint 2: Walbran Creek
Task: Read a book with Tide in the title.
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Checkpoint 3: Camper Bay
Task: Read a book set in San Francisco.
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Checkpoint 4: Thrasher Cove
Task: Read a book from this list: 4 Colors on Cover
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Finish: Gordon River
Task: Read a book with a mode of transport on the cover. The item must be large and a prominent item on the cover.
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Category 3 - City Walks
Hiking Trail to Badge 3

Start: Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach
Task: Read a book with the word "Lagoon" or "Swim" in the title.
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Checkpoint 1: National Museum of Iceland
Task: Read a book that has an obviously old building on it.
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Checkpoint 2: Sun Voyager
Task: Read a book about the Vikings.
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Checkpoint 3: Rainbow Street
Task: Read a book with the genre LGBT on the main book page.
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Checkpoint 4: The Einer Jonsson Museum
Task: Read a book set in Philadelphia.
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Finish: Hallgrimskirkja
Task: Read a book set in Iceland
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Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Start: McLarty Treasure Museum
Task: Read a book with one of the following words in the title: treasure, Gold, Silver, or Copper.
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Checkpoint 1: Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Task: Read a book that has one of these words in the title: Turkey, Creek, Butterfly
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Checkpoint 2: The Wizard of Oz Museum
Task: Read a book that is a retelling of a fairy tale.
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Checkpoint 3: Manatee Observation Deck
Task: Read a book with a bridge traversing a body of water. You must be able to see the water as well as the bridge.
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Checkpoint 4: Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
Task: Read a book with a stormy seascape on the cover.
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Finish: Kennedy Space Center
Task: Read a book that has Space Opera as a main page genre.
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Auckland

Start: Auckland Zoo
Task: Read a book with one of the words turtle, giraffe owl, panda, or monkey in the title.
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Checkpoint 1: MOTAT (Museum of Transportation and Technology
Task: Read a book with a large tram, train, vehicle, or plane on the cover. This museum is about historical travel, so what is needed are OLD CLASSIC vehicles.
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Checkpoint 2: Sky Tower
Task: Read a book that is between 300 & 350 pages.
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Checkpoint 3: Silo Park
Task: Read a book with a tall man made structure on it.
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Checkpoint 4: Rangitoto Island
Task: Read a book set on an small island. Note: Places like UK, Australia, New Zealand Greenland, Iceland, etc are not accepted. It may be an island off the coast of these countries, but not a random location.
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Finish: Howick Historical Village
Task: Read a book set between 1840 and 1880.
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Category 4 - Inspired by Literature
Hiking Trail to Badge 4

Chasing Dracula

Start - London
Task: Read a book with a group of people on the cover.
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Checkpoint 1 - Paris
Task: Read a book with Halloween as a theme.
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Checkpoint 2: Munich
Task: Read a book with a character or author named Susanna or Susan.
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Checkpoint 3: Budapest
Task: Read a book with a meal on the cover.
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Checkpoint 4: Bran Castle
Task: Read a book with a wolf on the cover, in the title, or about wolves. They may be shapeshifters.
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Finish: Bucharest
Task: Read a book tagged as "Crime" on the main book page.
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Visit The Realm of the Elderlings

Start - Bearns
Task: Read a book with one or more yellow flowers on the cover
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Checkpoint 1: Buck
Task: Read a book from Nautical Tales List
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Checkpoint 2: Rippon
Task: Read a book with a significant character is Grace, or is the name of the author.
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Checkpoint 4: Tilth
Task: Read a book with wine in a glass or grapes are on the cover.
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Finish - Farrow
Task: Read a book with a characteristic in the title and is also the name of one of the farseers. List of Farseers: https://robinhobbelderlings.fandom.co...
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Follow Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe

Start - Bosnia
Task: Read a book with an orphan or orphans in it.
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Checkpoint 1: Budva, Montenegro
Task: Read a book that is tagged as Mythology.
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Checkpoint 2: Shkoder, Albania
Task: Read a book that has 430 - 438 pages based on the first print edition listed on the "editions" list on the main book page.
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Checkpoint 3: Athens, Greece
Task: Read a book about Ancient Greece, or Rome.
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Checkpoint 4: Santorini, Greece
Task: Read a book from Best adult female friendship books
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Finish: Bucharest
Task: Read a book where a serious illness changes a person's ability to maintain normal activities.
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WoF LoriZ

Badge 1 Tally Sheet:
Start
1. The Girl Who Came Home (Home in the title/MPG Historical Fiction) 3/10/24
2: The Keeper of Hidden Books (MPG Historical Fiction) 5/7/24
3: The Librarian Spy (MPG Historical Fiction) 6/4/24
4. The Thursday Murder Club (1st book in a 4 book series) 7/8/24
5: Murder, Simply Stitched (Murder in the title) 7/23/24
6. Murder, Served Simply (Murder in the title) 8/22/24
7. Lion in the Valley (Valley in the title) 10/9/24
8. The Deeds of the Disturber (book in same series: Amelia Peabody Series) 11/24/24

WoF LoriZ

Badge #1/Book #1

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Start - Bag End Hobbiton
3. Task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title.
4. Link The Girl Who Came Home
5. Format: Kindle Edition 362 pages
6. How the book fits the task or is connected to the previous book in the hike. The word "home" is in the title

WoF LoriZ

Badge #1/Book 2

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Start - Bag End Hobbiton
3. Task: Connect to Book #1
4. LInk The Keeper of Hidden Books
5. Format: Kindle Edition 407 pages
6. How this book connects to Book #1: Has Historical Fiction on MPG just like Book #1

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #3

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Start - Bag End Hobbiton
3. Task: Connect to Book #2
4. Link: The Librarian Spy
5. Format: Kindle Edition 400 pages
6. How this book connects to Book #2: Has Historical Fiction on MPG just like Book #2

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #4

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Checkpoint #1 - Bree
3. Task: Read 1st book in a 4 book series
4. Link: [book:The Thursday Murder Club|460005205
5. Format : Kindle Edition 382 pages
6. How this book connects to task: this is the 1st book in the 4 book series Thursday Murder Club Mysteries

Lori Z wrote: "WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #4

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Checkpoint #1 - Bree
3. Task: Read 1st book in a 4 book series
4. Link: [book:The Thursday Murder Club|4600..."

Did you enjoy it, Lori? I was debating about getting it earlier today.

Well I was torn between 2 or 3 stars and went with 2. I think part of my problem was I took like a month to read it so I couldn't keep up with all the characters. I will probably give the 2nd book a shot at some point.

I don't want to spend a credit on it, because that's the equivalent of about $15.00 for me. The Kindle edition is about $14.00. There are over 100 people on hold for the ebook at my library and another 100 on hold for the audiobook. I'll keep watch for it if it goes on sale.

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #5

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Checkpoint #1 - Bree
3. Task: Connect with book #4
4. Link: Murder, Simply Stitched
5. Format : Read Kindle Edition/Paperback 368 pages
6. How this book connects to task: Connects to previous book as they both have the word "murder" in the title

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #6

1. Hike name: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Checkpoint #1 - Bree
3. Task: Connect with Book #5
4. Link: Murder, Served Simply
5. Format: Read Kindle edition/Paperback 368 pages
6. How this book connects to task: Connects to previous book as they both have the word "murder" in the title

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book 7

1. Hike name - Frodo and Sam's route through Middle Earth
2. Checkpoint #2 - Rivendell
3. Task: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle.
4. Link: Lion in the Valley
5. Format: Read Kindle edition/Paperback 360 pages
6. How this book connects to task: the word "valley" is in the title.

WoF - Lori Z

Badge #1/Book #8
1. Hike name: Frodo and Sam's route through Middle Earth
2 Checkpoint #2 - Rivendell
3. Task: Connect book to Book #7
4. Link:The Deeds of the Disturber
5. Format: Read Kindle edition/Paperback 389 pages
6. How this book connects to task: Connects to previous book as they are both part of the same series - Amelia Peabody Series