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Doctor Says Expedition Saved Frank's Life!

One of Frank's doctors has told me that the Expedition actually saved his life!

Even though Frank is being released today, tests that were done because of his hospitalization revealed some health issues that need to be addressed when he gets home this week.

He's fine to travel but needs to get with his own doctors right away to be sure he stays well.

Expedition 90 was a huge success and a whole lot of fun...I look forward to sharing much more with you in the days to come.

The Dale and Dallas Show...With Special Guest!

One of the highlights of this weekend was Team member Dale Boswell performing a Hank Williams number in an impromptu duet with Dallas Gilbert...and a special guest!



According to Dale, "that was the first time I have made an attempt to play or sing in two years, because of my hand and neck surgeries. And...how could anyone turn down a request to 'duet' with a legend like Dallas...in Las Vegas...for Team Tracker...at Rick Dyer's home!!!"

Enjoy...the talent of Team Tracker!

Expedition 90 Update: Heading Back Today...With A Special Stop Along The Way

Expedition 90 concludes today with Team Tracker members heading back this afternoon with a very special stop along the way...

...to pick up team member Frank Cali, who is being released from the hospital today!

We're all thrilled by the news and can't wait to see Frank up and at 'em again!

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Nothing and Nobody Keeps Team Tracker Down!!

Expedition 90 Update: Robin Always Gets Her Man (Healthy)!

To make Expedition 90 a complete success, we tried to plan for any issue we might encounter. So in addition to all the usual precautions you'd expect on a hiking trip that included campers of all levels of experience, we made sure to include an official expedition nurse: Robin Boswell, wife of Team Tracker member Dale Boswell.

Team Tracker member Frank Cali was especially glad that Robin, whose specialty is cardiology, was there for him after he started feeling uneasy on the trail yesterday.

Also, the team didn't have to bring its own emergency oxygen because Dallas Gilbert already hikes with it, and Frank was grateful that Dallas was able to share it with him.

We'll tell you more about Frank in future posts, but be assured that thanks to the forethought and quick thinking of Team Tracker, Frank will be back to his old self again very soon!

Expedition 90 Update: Wayne Reaches Destination One First!

Expedition 90 Update: On Our Way!

Here we are packing up and leaving for Mt. Charleston! (License plates blurred, haters!!)

 Chris Sands always calls shotgun before everyone else...because no one else ever does.

Why I Brought My Team To Mt. Charleston This Weekend

This is a video I made last November that explains why my Team and I are in Mt. Charleston right now. (Haters will get to see me trip!)

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Pinkfoot In Da House!

With much of Team Tracker away on Expedition 90, Vice President Pinkfoot Cindy Shafer is checking in to the blog regularly this weekend. She's already been sparring with haters on the last few blog threads...and getting the best of them every time!

If you have questions for Pink, ask away in the comments. She'll have a look whenever she gets a chance while the rest of her team is away. Haters, supporters, and fence-sitters are all welcome.

REMEMBER...bring it, haters, but we will delete sexual comments faster than it takes you to...well, you get the idea!

Expedition 90 Update: The Dry Run...

The indoor dry run...getting used to tonight's sleeping arrangements!

Expedition 90 Update: Does It Take 40 Acres To Turn This Monster?

'Twas the Night Before Expedition 90!

The Sad Case Of The Florida Yeti

Florida is home to more than just Skunk Apes. The state has its own Yeti, too, and even though it may not stink like a Skunk Ape, its history certainly does. In fact, your chance of glimpsing the creature has become less likely than seeing the real thing.

Here's a brief summary of the character's abominable history:

Ten years ago the Walt Disney Company sent its designers to the Himalayas to research a new thrill ride that would be literally "built around" the Abominable Snowman. It opened in 2006 as "Expedition Everest" in the company's Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando.

The roller coaster ride was engineered on tracks that wrapped around a replica Mt. Everest, which itself was constructed around the gigantic 22-foot-tall animatronic Yeti, the largest robotic character the company had ever produced.

There was a problem, though. The Yeti was supposed to reach down toward the passing tourists and just miss their vehicle as they escaped to the end of their journey. But the force of the monster's thrusting arm was so enormous that shortly after the ride opened, a crack developed in the figure's base that posed an immediate danger of collapse should the figure be operated again without repairing the damage.

That was easier said than done, however. Because the creature's size required that the ride be built around it, the entire mountain would have to be dismantled at a cost of millions of dollars and many months of downtime.

Disney opted instead to simply turn off the main lights in the Yeti's lair and install a strobe that flashed to simulate movement in the stationary figure, causing it to be nicknamed "Disco Yeti."

Unfortunately, though, the lighting doesn't even strobe effectively anymore. Now the figure is barely perceptible, and most riders barely notice a hint of orange fur above them as they pass beneath the creature.

That is all very unfortunate, because travelers passing through both the regular and "Fast Pass" lines see hundreds of fascinating real and replica artifacts collected or recreated by Disney researchers—including statues, footprint castings, and other memorabilia—all of which were intended to prime riders for their ultimate encounter with the impressive creation.

The Yeti itself was based on actual reports and legendary descriptions, and it has a more "authentic" reddish appearance than one would expect looking at all the white-fur Yetis featured in the ride's gift shop. Presumably the darker Yeti would confuse tourists conditioned to expect a white "Abominable Snowman" by depictions in popular culture. (American tourists in particular see a brown Yeti and think of something closer to home.)

Disney's Yeti is impressive enough that it's a shame it can't simply be enjoyed as a still figure. Is it really better to keep it hidden than to just show it to us for a few moments, immobile though it may be? If you must, hinge its mouth, or make its eyes open and close...anything to make you think it's worth showing to us again. It's too amazing to let it just lurk in the shadows...we already have Yetis that do that!

How Do The Haters Keep Getting Photos Of Hank???

Damn moles!

André or Ted...Which Bigfoot Was Your Favorite?

Which Bigfoot was your favorite?

On the 1970s TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man," two different actors played a bionic Bigfoot who was created by aliens to protect their base in the Pacific Northwest. In the two-part episode that introduced the creature, it was portrayed by wrestler André the Giant in his first American acting role. Afterward it was played by Ted Cassidy, who had most famously played Lurch on "The Addams Family."

When toys were licensed during the original run of "The Six Million Dollar Man," the likeness wasn't based closely on either actor, but the packaging featured Cassidy's Bigfoot. A recent retro-style figure is based on André the Giant, as confirmed by the image on the packaging.

Which was your favorite? At 6'9", Cassidy was always a hulking, sinister presence, while André the Giant was not only taller at (reportedly) 7'4" but also had a wrestler's mass as well as a more sympathetic persona. Do you like your Bigfoots cuddly or creepy?

André the Giant

 

Ted Cassidy 

Expedition 90 Update: Friday Morning With Dallas and Wayne

Friday caption contest...have at it, Haters!!

"What do you mean you don't serve Bigfoot trackers?"

"You want the KID'S autograph?"

"Bigfoots love pancakes...we'll take all you got."

"OK, now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give me a check for the chicken salad sandwich..."

"You ran out of side meat and the night cook did WHAT with the Bigfoot in your freezer?"

"We'll have four Grand Slams, Mr. Kulls."