I have been planning on starting the Long Trail on Sept 4. I had originally planned on going S>N because of weather, thinking that it would be better to be heading South as the weather got colder, but I am also a big chicken and don't want to be by myself if nobody is going South at that time. Now I am beginning to worry that at that late date their will be very few people going either directions. Comments, please , on direction of travel and weather and people at that time of year.