This year really has been a road-trip year for us - in May-June (30 days total) we did Missouri to Oregon and back via the southwest, last month we did Missouri to DC to NY and back (21 days total), and now I'm looking at three weeks from Missouri to CA and back via the southwest for another one that'll be 23 days this time.

Our last two trips were in our minivan, and having clocked over 10,000 miles just for two trips, we decided to give the minivan a break for this one and rent an RV (B+ class so I get better gas mileage and don't have to drive a huge beast). So I'm looking for suggestions of things to stop to see along our planned out route and places I may not otherwise find out about. Since we'll be using an RV, one of my biggest needs for advice is where to stay!!!

Day 1, Tuesday, all I'm doing is getting myself to Colorado Springs so I can pick up the RV for the trip. It's going to be a long and boring ride, but I have an early pick-up day 2 so we can actually enjoy the day and get to our destination for overnight, Taos, NM. From there our pace will slow down a bit since I don't need to be in San Diego until the afternoon of the 19th. For the night, I plan to stay in Taos somewhere.....?

Day 3, Thursday - explore Taos & Santa Fe, then go to Albuquerque, NM for the evening.

Day 4, Friday - explore around Albuquerque, then go to Grants, NM for the evening.

Day 5, Saturday - explore the area, head into AZ through Petrified Forest area, then down to Phoenix.

Day 6, Sunday - Phoenix area day and night.

Day 7, Monday - Phoenix area, then to somewhere near Joshua Tree overnight.

Day 8, Tuesday - Joshua Tree, then to San Bernadino area overnight.

Day 9, Wednesday - visit family, then overnight in Anaheim area.

Day 10, Thursday - Disneyland, then Newport Beach area overnight.

Day 11, Friday - get to San Diego, pick up husband flying in

Day 12-18, Saturday-Thursday - San Diego area

Day 18, drop husband at airport and drive to north of Phoenix

Day 19, Friday - south of Flagstaff area, drive to Winslow, AZ?

Day 20, Saturday - Drive to Nageezi, see Chaco Canyon, drive to Grants, NM overnight

Day 21, Sunday - explore Albuquerque and to Santa Fe overnight

Day 22, Monday - explore more of Santa Fe, NM, then Alamoso, CO overnight

Day 23, Tuesday - drive to Colorado Springs, drop off RV and pick up minivan, drive to Colby, KS overnight

Day 24, Wednesday - drive home

Am I being over ambitious? Where to stop? What to see? Ideas welcome!