A few days later in the early morning, the two-kilometer-long private runway at Giant Stone River Heritage Ranch welcomed its first heavy visitor of the new owner era for the first time.
A Bombardier Global 7500 business jet, with sleek lines and a wide wingspan, landed silently in the dawn and taxied smoothly to the tarmac beside the temperature-controlled hangar.
This was a top-notch charter booked urgently by Lin Yu'an through CAA, sufficient to meet all their needs for the family trip.
"Sir, all luggage and child safety facilities have been loaded." Security chief Sean O'Connor approached respectfully to report, "Mike Johnson and I are also ready."
Mike Johnson, another key member of the security team, was taciturn but possessed extremely proficient driving skills.
The two would be responsible for ground security during the Alaska trip and, most importantly, for driving Whiskey and Honey safely back to Wyoming.
