@pdlamb- thanks again for the info. I'm definitely an early morning rider, so westbound riding will probably work out better for me.

For now, I think I'm just going to leave it up in the air as to whether we finish in Oregon or Washington. I figure I can wait until as late as Whitefish, MT to decide. At that point, we can head south to Missoula and on to Oregon, or else stay on the NT to Washington.