Lightning Hawk of the White Mesa Utes plays at Kelly Place Bed and Breakfast The history of the Ute Indians goes back to times unknown.   They were a powerful people with a heritage of nomadic living that pre-dates the Navajo in this region.   The Ute Mountain Ute reservation is located on the Colorado corner of the 4 Corners, with Navajos on the Arizona, Utah and New Mexico corners.   The Utes offer guided tours of the Ute Mountain Tribal Park, the southern neighbour of Mesa Verde National Park.   When Euro-Americans decided to form the National Park, the Utes told them that, if they really want to preserve the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) ruins, they should just leave the land in the property of the Utes, because their tribe had kept the ruins in pristine, unpillaged condition for hundreds of years already.   In truth, when you visit the Tribal Park, you can see artefacts on the ground where they have lain for centuries—unlike our sterilized, collecte...

Best granola recipe from Kelly Place Bed and Breakfast  In answer to many, many requests, here is the recipe for  the best granola made at Kelly Place Bed and Breakfast. Kelly Place Best Granola  (makes lots!) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 16 c. old fashioned oats 8 c. unsalted sunflower seeds 4 c. raw sesame seeds 7 c. nuts (pecans, almonds, walnuts) 3 T. cinnamon 1 T. salt Mix.  I use my hands with food service gloves.  Make a shallow well in the center and add:  2 c. good vegetable (canola) oil 3 T. vanilla 2 c. honey Mix thoroughly. Spread evenly on 2 full size, rimmed metal sheet pans. Place one in the middle of the oven, and one on the bottom rack.  After 10 min, remove the bottom pan and stir/turn with a spatula.  Do the same with the other pan, rotating their oven placement top/bottom and front/back.  Repeat after another 10 min.  And finally, after the third 10 minutes, the granola should...