Moab or Durango/RMNP?

Okay, so this is my thinking right now. If it's going to be too exposed and hot in Moab then I'm leaning towards skipping that, especially since there will be lots of other rock viewing/hiking on the trip. I keep hearing about how crazy Estes Park is so I'll scrape that idea as well. Is a first stop at Colorado Springs worth it? The primary reason for it is Pikes Peak Cog. I was thinking from there either head deeper into CO and go to Ouray and then down to Durango/Mesa Verde or we can go to Great Sand Dunes, Buena Vista, and then Durango/Mesa Verde. I guess I'm looking for help to decide between Ouray and Buena Vista areas and whether CO Springs is a worthwhile stop. I also think I'm going to stop at Park City Utah for a couple of nights to break things up for the kids. This is what it looks like as of right now....thoughts?

6/20/2018 - Drive to St. Louis - 1142 miles
6/21/2018 - Arrive in St. Louis
6/22/2018
6/23/2018 - Drive to Colorado Springs, Colorado - 841 miles
6/24/2018 - Arrive in Colorado Springs
6/25/2018
6/26/2018
6/27/2018 - Ouray - 271 miles
6/28/2018
6/29/2018
6/30/2018
7/1/2018 - Mesa Verde - 106 miles
7/2/2018
7/3/2018 - Drive to Grand Canyon - 280 miles
7/4/2018
7/5/2018
7/6/2018 - Drive to Zion National Park - 253 miles
7/7/2018
7/8/2018
7/9/2018
7/10/2018 - Drive to Bryce Canyon National Park - 147 miles
7/11/2018
7/12/2018 - Park City -270 miles
7/13/2018
7/14/2018
7/15/2018- Drive to Grand Teton National Park/Jackson Hole - 259 miles
7/16/2018
7/17/2018
7/18/2018
7/19/2018 - Drive to Yellowstone National Park - 73 miles
7/20/2018
7/21/2018
7/22/2018
7/23/2018
7/24/2018
7/25/2018 - Drive to Cody - 77 miles
7/26/2018
7/27/2018
7/28/2018 - Drive to Devils Tower - 310 miles
7/29/2018 - Drive to Wind Caves National Park - 112 miles
7/30/2018
7/31/2018
8/1/2018
8/2/2018 - Drive to Badlands - 112 miles
8/3/2018
8/4/2018
8/5/2018 - Drive to Chicago - 890 miles
8/6/2018 -Arrive in Chicago
8/7/2018
8/8/2018
8/9/2018 - Drive Home - 877 miles
8/10/2018 - Arrive Home