Dave,
A month is not as long as you think. We have spent months over several years just exploring Utah. Here are some of the places we have visited and enjoyed.
Scenic Byways:
UT-12 Scenic Byway,
Hells Backbone,
Burr Trail,
Fishlake Scenic Byway,
Kane Creek Road,
UT-261 (the Moki Dugway),
Flaming Gorge Scenic Byway,
Potash Lower Colorado Byway, and
Upper Colorado River UT-128 Scenic Byway.
Attractions:
Goosenecks State Park,
Hovenweep National Monument,
Natural Bridges National Monument,
Bluff Fort,
South Fork of Mule Canyon and House on Fire,
Cedar Breaks National Monument,
Rainbow Bridge National Monument,
Sago Canyon,
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park,
Goblin Valley State Park,
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park,
Kodachrome Basin State Park,
Calf Creek Falls,
Anasazi State Park,
Dead Horse Point State Park,
The Valley of The Gods,
Edge of the Cedars State Park,
Dinosaur Museum,
Utah Field House State Park,
Dinosaur National Monument,
Sago Canyon,
Monument Valley,
Arches National Park,
Canyonlands National Park,
Needles District,
Newspaper Rock,
Capitol Reef National Park,
Bryce Canyon National Park, and
Zion National Park.
In New Mexico North of or near Albuquerque
Santa Fe,
Taos,
Fort Union National Monument,
Pecos National Historic Site,
Bandelier National Monument,
Pueblo Cultural Center,
Petroglyph National Monument,
Aztec Ruins National Monument,
Tent Rocks National Monument,
Acoma Sky City,
Cumbres & Toltec Railroad,
Salmon Ruins,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Rio Grande River Gorge, ,
Turquoise Trail,
Chaco Cultural Historical Park, and the
Rio Grande el Norte National Monument are in my opinion worth a visit.
