A Wyoming ranch bigger than the state of Rhode Island has a new owner, ending months of speculation over the mystery buyer.

Christopher Robinson, a local elected official, purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company, The Ensign Group L.C., according to KPCW.

The deal closed January 14 for the sprawling property that was listed last summer for $79.5 million. The final purchase price was not disclosed.

Stretching across four counties in Wyoming, Pathfinder Ranches encompasses roughly 1 percent of the state’s total land mass, according to KPCW. At 1,431 square miles, it is nearly the size of Delaware. By comparison, New York City spans about 300 square miles, while Rhode Island covers just over 1,000 sq miles.

The property even eclipses the fictional Dutton Ranch from the wildly popular TV series Yellowstone, which was depicted as between 775,000 and 825,000 acres.

open image in gallery

America’s largest private landowner in 2026 is Stan Kroenke, according to Land 100. Kroenke controls an estimated 2,700,000 acres across the country.

CNN founder Ted Turner is also in the top five largest private landowners with two million acres spanning the Southeast, the Great Plains, and the American West.

Robinson, a Summit County Council member who already controls roughly one million acres of land, acquired Pathfinder just four years after buying the neighboring 86,000-acre Stone Ranch.

The ranch, named for 19th-century explorer John C. Frémont, is made up of four main properties spread across the Rocky Mountain region, and surrounds much of Pathfinder Reservoir, according to the Swan Land Company website. It contains over 20 miles of the Sweetwater River, and includes portions of the Pedro, Ferris, Seminoe, and Green Mountain ranges.

One of the most notable landmarks is Independence Rock, which is located along the historic Oregon, Mormon, Pony Express, and California Trails. Portions of the trails, which were trekked by early pioneers, weave through the ranch.

“The family from whom we bought the Stone Ranch used to own the heart of the Pathfinder, and they sold it in, say, 1975. And so we’re kind of reuniting it,” Robinson, CEO of The Ensign Group, told KPCW. “It’s now one big landscape.”

According to the Summit County website, Robinson is on the Summit County Council, a seat he has held since his election in 2008. In December, Robinson announced that he would not run for reelection.

open image in gallery

Advertisement

open image in gallery

Robinson said the Stone Ranch will serve as a key connector between the eastern and western sections of Pathfinder, allowing Ensign to operate the land as a single, self-sustaining livestock range, according to Cowboy State Daily.

“So, we’re kind of reuniting that, and we intend to, we’re operators,” Robinson told the outlet. “We’re not generally landlords. We’re going to, over time, grow into it, where we’re mostly running our own livestock on it.”

Robinson said the deal reflects both business interests and long-term conservation goals.

“We love land and water,” Robinson added. “We think it’s a good long-term investment, and we like the opportunities it affords us to be stewards over a piece of God’s creation.”

A YouTuber decided to do a crazy DIY project and turbocharge an abandoned RV that he dragged out of a barn in Wyoming.

He pulled a dusty 1977 Winnebago Chieftain out of a barn after it had been sitting for up to 20 years, then somehow drove it 400 miles back to Colorado.

Instead of restoring it in the typical way, he decided to stick a turbocharger onto the massive old motorhome, because of course he did.

What he ended up with was a true beast that goes faster than any RV would ever need to go, at least he won’t be late for camping.

EXPLORE SBX CARS – Supercar auctions starting soon powered by Supercar Blondie

Man turbocharges abandoned RV he found in a barn

There’s nothing better than a DIY project, but possibly the only thing that’s better is sticking a turbocharger onto a vehicle that certainly doesn’t need it, like this 1977 Winnebago Chieftain RV.

The project came from Dustin from the Life of Lind channel, who admitted to his subscribers that he had never built a turbo setup like this before.

The Winnebago’s interior was in surprisingly good shape, but under the hood, things were far less friendly, with melted wiring, aging connectors, and plenty of problems that had to be fixed before adding power.

Rather than cramming a turbo into the engine bay, Dustin rerouted the exhaust forward and mounted the turbo up near the wheel well.

The entire setup was fabricated at home using basic tools and a welder he got for cheap, with lots of cutting, test fitting, and trial and error along the way.

The fastest motorhome ever

Once the turbo and the fresh new intercooler were in place, he carefully brought the RV back to life, but with a little bit of space.

After sorting out oil leaks and wiring issues, the big RV finally hit the road, with so much extra power boosted by the turbocharger.

It is still a gigantic motorhome, but now it accelerates far quicker than it ever did before it was upgraded, but the turbo is clearly audible every time Dustin steps on the throttle.

The next plans include boosting it even more, cleaning it up and dropping serious weight by removing old tanks and a massive generator.

The end goal is a turbocharged abandoned RV built for people who will never be late to the camping trip ever again.

DISCOVER SBX CARS:

The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (KSL.com) — Family members on Thursday were remembering a Utah man killed in an avalanche in Wyoming as an adventurer who loved life and others around him.

According to his family, 31-year-old Nicholas Bringhurst was snowmobiling with one of his good friends Sunday in the backcountry near Star Valley when the avalanche came down.

RELATED | Avalanche in Wyoming claims life of Utah man

Mother Cindy Bringhurst and other family and friends gathered Thursday afternoon and were reflecting on Nicholas’ life, including “his smile, his laugh, the joy he brought everybody.”

“One thing you’ll notice in a lot of Nicholas’ pictures is his smile,” the mother said during an interview with KSL. “He was just always there, loving others.”

Bringhurst described her son as an outdoorsman from the start, learning to snowmobile and waterski at the age of 4 and snowboard at the age of 5.

She said Nick met his wife when they were both working as river guides in Moab, and their outdoor adventures together were an ongoing part of their marriage.

“They loved rafting; he loves kayaking,” she said.

Bringhurst said her son was an extremely experienced snowmobiler and was well-equipped when he went out Sunday with his friend, Caden Spencer.

The mother called Spencer “our hero,” after he did what he could to save Nicholas’ life.

Spencer told KSL they had gone snowmobiling “hundreds of times” and it was a beautiful day before the avalanche struck.

“He was a dang good snowmobiler,” Spencer said, still visibly emotional over the unexpected loss.

Cindy Bringhurst said the family had a home at the south end of Star Valley, and it was a regular occasion for her son to go with his wife and friends into the outdoors there.

“We have loved our time up there with Nicholas and Lauren,” the mother said. “Because of this house, the last 4 1/2 years we got a lot of really quality time with Nicholas and Lauren when they would come up and we were all together.”

Relatives set up a GoFundMe* account to help Bringhurst’s widow in the near term with expenses.

The family shared many pictures of the couple appearing happy together in the outdoors.

“As we’re going through all these pictures, the thing that I love seeing is that he was with Lauren,” Cindy Bringhurst said.

She said she hoped others would reflect on how her son lived his life.

“That’s what I want people to take away from it,” Cindy Bringhurst said. “Live your life, live big and love other people.”