Colorado, Utah, Nevada & New Mexico? 10-14 day trip with places the ladies enjoy.

[Red Beard]

Planning a trip for summer of 2018. Planning on making a big loop from Texas through Colorado, Utah, Nevada & New Mexico. I have made this trip before but I did it solo. I am a ghost town and rusty relics nut so I was good just hunting those and exploring. This time I am going to take my wife with me and she is not terribly keen on seeing nothing but as she calls it "old junk".

What I would like to know is what are some things and places in the vast expanse that is the west that the ladies of the OB Have seen and enjoyed. Any thing in the general area is fine. I am not opposed to doing some as my wife calls it "mallverlanding" along the way. Dance halls, boutiques, day spas, museums, art exhibits and any thing else of that nature. Just some things to break up the trip and make her happy.

Thanks in advance ladies and gentlemen any input is appreciated.

 

[Prerunner1982]

I don't know about Utah or Nevada but the first places I thought of for CO was Telluride (https://www.telluride.com/things-do/shopping) , Ouray (http://www.ouraycolorado.com/directory/shopping-retail/shops), Durango (https://www.durango.org/listings/category/shopping) and/or Silverton (http://www.whattodo.info/colorado/durango-pagosa-springs-silverton/wtd-category/64/silverton-co/shopping/5/)...all quaint little touristy towns. For NM was Santa Fe (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60958-Activities-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html)

 

[Dave Decker]

Lots of great places in New Mexico. Giggling Springs: http://www.gigglingsprings.com/, White Sands National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm, Chaco Canyon: https://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm, Madrid: http://www.visitmadridnm.com/, Carlsbad Caverns: https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm, Taos: http://taos.org/, Silver City:http://www.visitsilvercity.org/, just to name a few!

 

[Red Beard]

Lots of great places in New Mexico. Giggling Springs: http://www.gigglingsprings.com/, White Sands National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm, Chaco Canyon: https://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm, Madrid: http://www.visitmadridnm.com/, Carlsbad Caverns: https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm, Taos: http://taos.org/, Silver City:http://www.visitsilvercity.org/, just to name a few!

Thanks