Pickens graduated from Oklahoma State University and dressed Mesa Vista in variations of his favorite orange color, which was also the color for his beloved OSU football team. In the early 2000s, Pickens donated over $200 million to the school’s athletic department. The school’s football field was renamed Boone Pickens Stadium in 2003.T. Boone Pickens, right, hosts the National Clean Energy Summit on August 10, 2009 in Las Vegas.
Mesa Vista was sold to Travis Chester, another Texas rancher. The sale price has not yet been disclosed but, according to a representative, the sale involved two transactions and was within 10 percent of the $170 million asking price. According to a listing agent, “the sale of the Mesa Vista Ranch is basically turnkey, including all rolling stock, equipment, pickup trucks, hunting vehicles, farming equipment, furnishings, bird dogs, etc.”
Obscene eyesore.