Have decided I was trying to cram too much into too little time. A bad habit of mine - I want to see it all, now. But I was making myself crazy trying to figure out how many nights here? How many there? What will we have to cut out, best routing, etc., etc.
So... I've decided, reluctantly, to pare down the scope of this trip. But there's just so much I want us to do in Colorado between the New Mexico and Wyoming state lines along the "eastern" Rockies. We'll just have come back again to see The Maroon Bells, Hanging Lake, and all the other wonderful places in that area. I'm fairly certain we can "force ourselves" to do that. ;-)
I'm sure this will give us a much more relaxed and enjoyable visit.