Thoughts on this route?

[J Goertzen]

Howdy Friends. On or about Sept 8th my wife and I, plus our small dog will be taking our AS for our first long trip, about 18 days. We will be leaving the SF Bay area on I80, across Nevada, then past Salt Lake City. From that area we are looking for a interesting route on up to the Grand Tetons, where we will stay a few days. Then, hope to find a scenic route South to Colorado. Then cross Colorado and into New Mexico to visit the Taos area. From there I guess we will be taking I 40 going West to re-enter California. Anyone visit these areas recently? Looking for scenic roads, and don't feel like pushing our daily driving to the limit. In New Mexico it would be nice to find a nice home base for some exploring for 3-4 days like we will be using the Grand Tetons. Unhitch the TV and take short drives, walks etc. Any ideas? Is this to much driving in 18 days? Thanks for your help. Just a side note, I am a ham radio operator, will be operating on HF with a QRP rig. Our AS is a 22' International, CCD.Jim