3 to 4 weeks from the pacific northwest to CA and return is pretty much impossibe unless you take all toll roads in Mexico which in my opinion is not much fun and very expensive. You talk about camping, I think it is not possible on the toll roads they are completly fenced in.
I left Calgary on Feb. 22 and am now in Mazatlan on my way home, I like scrabblebiker, went all the way to Yaviza Panama and I did not have any border problems. I always parked in front of a guard with a weapon and asked him to keep an eye on the bike and it seemed to work. I also used helpers to expedite the process when I could not find the copy shops and varios windows. I paid $2.00 each time and 1 time $5.00 because the aduana was on lunch and we had to go to the lunch counter to get the passport stamped.Also payed the agent $5.00 because he was on lunch. Many people do not want to pay helpers but if you are friendly with them and set the price up front they are very helpful. The $10.00 extra that I payed at the Honduarn El Salvador border saved me a couple of hours in line at 40 degrees C.and I do speak resonable sp
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