How A Trek Through Switzerland Inspired J.R.R. Tolkien To Create A Magical Middle-Earth

I made a plan to journey into Middle Earth to follow in the footsteps of a young J.R.R. Tolkien. “From Rivendell to the other side of the Misty Mountains,” he once wrote, “the journey... including the glissade down the slithering stones into the pine woods... is based on my adventures in …