I remember a few threads a year or so ago detailing a couple of good routes between here and Vegas but they must have been lost with the site crash. I recreated them to the best of my knowledge but does anyone have any suggestions to improve this? (Assume summer time weather)

Denver to Cortez:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Denver,+CO&daddr=38.3923 2,-107.48567+to:37.73179,-107.75093+to:Cortez,+CO&geocode=FRJfXgIdgQ---SnPFx8jqoBrhzHWNoon-PSOEQ%3BFQDSSQIdGuaX-Skn9LnIDXI_hzFvW_pYhljHvQ%3BFc69PwId7tmT-Skv3CRvwcM-hzEl42h8p768qg%3BFRPmOQIdOhyH-SkhwZxxl285hzFHL4MlCXmwWg&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrs p=2&sz=9&via=1,2&sll=37.692514,-107.597351&sspn=0.964976,2.694397&ie=UTF8&ll=37.74 9001,-107.542419&spn=0.96424,2.694397&z=9

Cortez to Vegas:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Cortez,+CO&daddr=36.6944 2,-111.90195+to:Las+Vegas,+NV&geocode=FRPmOQIdOhyH-SkhwZxxl285hzFHL4MlCXmwWg%3BFZTpLwIdAoNU-SltJBINEIc0hzFa45RbhlKbaw%3BFdYQJwIdMJoi-SnRffWkgre-gDGjebPV5tXMOg&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=7&vi a=1&sll=36.730785,-111.88427&sspn=3.909138,10.777588&ie=UTF8&ll=35.54 1166,-111.379395&spn=3.968773,10.777588&z=7