math

weights:

25 pounds of gear
(bag, shelter, sleeping bag, stove, fuel, clothes, first aid, knife)
+15 pounds: food and water
40 pounds total on back
BONUS: tithe 10% to the muse: add 4 lbs. for Backpacker guitar
TOTAL: 44 lbs. starting weight

food data:

4,500 calories / day estimated burn
average food energy = 5 calories per gram, or
2,200 calories per pound
therefor...
average load = 2 lbs. of food needed per day

sample calorie loads:
m&ms = 5.5 cal/g
cashews = 6.0 cal/g
mayonnaise = 7.5!!! yum!

measures:

2,175 miles
20 miles / day
109 total days hiking

Here we go!