I'm not sure if Mid-World -->Gilead is the best place to post this, so feel free to re-direct me if this is better suited for another corner of the forum.
I'm looking for some specific information regarding the distance traveled by Roland in The Gunslinger and beyond on his journey towards the Dark Tower.
I'm not sure if either the original publication or the revised edition give any hint to how many miles the desert is that Roland crosses while chasing the man in black. Does King perhaps list how many miles or "wheels" the journey is supposed to have been? Perhaps the companion books give some sort of indication of this (Bev?)
I've recently started walking to stay fit and mentally unwind, and with the use of a pedometer (FitBit) I can track my steps and in turn my distance traveled in Kilometers/Miles. I know King himself is a large advocate of daily walking and I've found it a worthwhile pass time.
My goal was to try and pin-point as accurately as I can, the distance traveled by Roland on his journey and use it as a personal goal distance, to work towards. My fear of course is that King never indicates a number of any kind, but I thought it might be an interesting conversation to have. If there IS a number, or one that can be invented with some creative math, I would like to update this thread with my progression and invite others to take up the mantle of "walking dude" with me and see how far we can make it.
Would love to hear thoughts on this as a concept.