Yeah, we'll just be kind of passing through or over Royal Gorge. Found a cool art fair going on in Crested Butte on 8/4. May skip Utah all together (only because of our dogs - unless we put them in a kennel in Moab) If so, we'll head south from Montrose on 550 through Durango on south to Chaco Canyon NM. Looks like that is the Million Dollar Hwy - thanks for that info!

Mesa Verde and Sand Dunes NP are incredible (there in '04) - will do again when our boy is older. I'll do more research the Million Dollar Hwy - Thanks!