We met in the lobby and headed for the car. I realized on the drive to the restaurant that I wasn't star struck with Michael. I'd seen a lot of his mo...vies but he seemed so down to earth. I guess I felt this way because he'd seemed that way when we met in San Diego."So John, what is this Michelle like?" he asked."I just met her this week so I don't know much about her. She is probably thirty-something and looks like Amanda Peete," I told him. "She seems very nice and she dances pretty well. We. With her hairhanging loosely, one side a couple of inches longer than the other shelooked very different from the woman that had stepped off of the plane afew days before."Mom had a talk with you didn't he?" Kira said turning her attention backto the road and speeding up a little."Day before yesterday," Jenny answered."I thought as much when you both came back and you had new glasses and afresh trip to the salon."Kira reached over and turned down the radio a bit."He did the same thing with me. I was completely shocked and thought i must be dreaming. in some ways i guess i was…Part two introductions.the next morning i woke up in some ones apartment on their couch. the mind was racing trying to put together the pieces and figure out where i was, and more importantly how the hell i got there. i remembered going to the club, going to the bathroom, and…. no i thought that had been a dream. i knew i definitely had gone to the club the other night. and then i freaked out when i realized. The Salt River Canyon may not be quite as deep as the Grand Canyon, but it does not lack for beauty. The road winds down one face of the canyon and up the other side, giving the traveler a close up look that is not always available in other canyons.Along the way, my passenger told me stories of the hunting and wild horse gathering and wildlife of his youth growing up on the reservation. There was more than a little wistfulness in his voice in remembering those times. He is now a factory worker.