In Spring of 1992, just before I lost my job. we took two weeks vacation to Chaco Canyon and the Four Corners region. We got a camper shell for the Datsun pickup (christened “Desert Master”), and headed out over the Sierras in search of Saline Valley to get our desert high together. 
We camped the first night near the Owens River, the second at Burro Springs,
Steve checking the map at burro springs
a desolate salt-and-sand wasteland at the edge of the Owens Valley.
Steel Pass Road
To our extreme luck, although we drove around Eureka Valley Dune we did not recognize the route into Saline. (A few seasons later we took this route, Steel Pass, and it was treacherous even with the 4×4. )
We headed down through Hoover Dam to Flagstaff where we bought sleeping bags, then went south to find the remnants of an old hot spring resort on the Verde River. After the shock of seeing the sacrilege that was Sedona, 
we headed west following old Route 66 through Two Guns, Winslow, and Meteor Crater to . . Anasazi Ruins and National park tour of Utah
Chaco Canyon was difficult to photograph well, so many of the photographs were taken in the bright daylight, washed out and hardly worth posting.
Mesa Verde, Aztec Ruins and Museum and Hovenweep! Incredible. We camped the night of April 13 there, alone but for the lightening storm and critters, and unknown wraiths in the night.
Steve at Hovenweep
Beautiful Escalante, with beautiful modern ruins, 
and modest farms against spectacular cliff faces.
Cedar Breaks, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Natural Bridges, we had the Golden Access Pass and drove through each of the National Parks along the southern route through Utah.
Travels With Stevie 