CHAPTER 34
RICK GAVE UP on finding police or military transport to Mountain Vista. It was utter chaos. The disaster spread over several counties, each with its various emergency organizations, covering separate, sometimes overlapping jurisdictions, and reporting to different authorities. The situation was rife with confusion. Not only was Rick turned down; he was warned to stay out of the air space.
He focused on finding a private means, someone with a plane or helicopter who would fly him out to find Nate, but he’d struck out there, as well. He remembered thumbing through an issue of Forbes someone had left at the station and seeing an article about helicopter owners. He’d searched around, found the dog-eared magazine, and culled two names of local big shots. With all practical means of
