I am in my mid 40's and have been thinking about doing a section of the trail for a few years now. I have never hiked or backpacked before this, so am a total newbie. I have been hitting what few trails there are in Wisconsin, but we are a pretty flat state. A couple of friends (46 & 50 yrs. old) will be joining me and we are looking for any help/advice we can get. We are going to be wimps and try to do an inn to inn hike to start. We will be going the third week in August. We hope to do 5 days and around 60 miles. Is this even realistic? Any help on what state we should be in? Not sure where to start. We are hoping to make this an annual thing, but will actually camp next year as long as we survive this year. Would be happy for any/all advice!