wandering_daisy said:
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If you plan too conservatively, you will likely beat the schedule and come out a few days early - thus carry way too much food.


I don't worry about that--it's an extra day for exploring, fishing, sitting around admiring the scenery or being socked in by bad weather. I try to plan at least one layover/contingency day for every trip, sometimes two.

I have come out early on only two trips--one because of my dog getting sick (if I'd had a contingency day planned, I wouldn't have needed to abort the trip), and the second because I had left an apple in my car that started calling me just as I was looking for a place to camp my last night! The apple was rather warm, but IMHO it was worth it!
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