Thank you everyone for your advice & suggestions! Very much appreciated! After reading your replies we are leaning towards after Arches going to Bryce then up Byway 12 (which we love)to capital reef. There is so much in the area! Dh retires in Feb. 2019 then (God willing) we will sell everything and begin our fulltime adventure. We can't wait to be able to travel with no reservations and not be on a time limit! The only time so far we have traveled without reservations was in 2016 when we went out to Grand Tetons & Yellowstone, but the campgrounds we wanted to stay in were 1st come 1st served. Last year was Colorado and stayed at RMNP for a week & Colorado Springs area for a week. We have done the western part and southern part of Colorado so decided on east side last year. Colorado never disappoints us!!! Thanks again everyone!! Tara