hi...I want to do my first thru-hike next year after I graduate from highschool, but that means I wouldn't be able to start my hike until late may - early june...I WANT to go north, but I dont know how much harder that would make things seeing how late I'll have to be starting...I still want to be around other thru-hikers though and finish before november...and starting college a simester late or so...do you think this is at all possible? I can't think of a better way to start off college than with the experiance of a thru-hike under my belt and I dont really want to have to put the whole thing off untill after college graduation instead....any input would help..thanks!!