Suggestion for trip to desert southwest

I liked Meteor Crater. It has a very nice museum facility and some hiking options to the bottom. Depends how much you want to do, you could spend a full day there. I camped a few miles east of there on the freeway at the very nice new rest area, then went into Winslow to hang on the corner and get some stuff. Unfortunately Lowell Observatory was closed due to an imminent blizzard. I really enjoyed the south rim of GC and got some great pictures and video. I camped 3 days in the campground. I exited southbound out of the park but then took a left at the south end of town, and headed east into the blm land forest road. I made my wandering way through to the fire observation tower and exited back into the GCNP and exited again via the eastbound road after visiting the observation tower, Pueblo castle replica. I could have camped up in the blm area but didn't. I have not seen the north rim yet, on the list. There are so many interesting places in that area, you can't miss. If you want, you can glance through my posting history to see if there is anything in there that interests you.
On another note, we travel with our 2 cats and they do very well. They roam free throughout the truck and camper as we have a passthrough. Remember, it's much harder to get reservations or find a spot over the summer ..Take care.