July 9, 2013
BIGFOOT ROADTRIP
Featuring: Cliff Barackman, Craig Flipy
Released: 2013
Format: DVD
Running Time: 89 minutes + extras
Sure, you could grab the family, load up the mini van and make a run down old Route 66. But with the high price of gas these days, might I suggest taking a Bigfoot Roadtrip instead. All you need is a DVD player and some popcorn.
Released by Cliff Barackman through his North American Bigfoot website, Bigfoot Roadtrip is the brainchild of Barackman and his long-time friend Craig Flipy. While Flipy’s off-beat talents are only now made public with the release of the DVD, bigfooters and reality show viewers alike will recognize Barackman as one of the cast members on the popular Animal Planet series, Finding Bigfoot. Beyond the television role, however, Barackman’s experience with sasquatch goes back many years, docking countless hours in the Pacific Northwest searching for the elusive creatures. So when Barackman finally found some time between television shoots, where did he go? Researching bigfoot, of course.
Bigfoot Roadtrip is a video travelog of Barackman and Flipy’s adventures as they hike into the remote woods of Mount St. Helens, investigate some promising bigfoot tracks, analyse a photo, and pay a visit to the research group known as the Olympic Project. To add some off-beat entertainment, the sections are followed up by comedic commentary from a couple of sasquatch puppets. (Did he say puppets??) Yes, puppets. While this may sound unusual for a documentary-type bigfoot program, it does provide a few laughs along the way.
Highlights include a visit to a woman in Elma, Washington who has a never-before-seen cast from the Grays Harbor bigfoot trackway find of 1982, conversations with Derek Randles and Dr. Jeff Meldrum, and an excellent segment on the discovery of the London Trackway. Bonus features include a gallery of the London casts, an interview with the late Scott McClean, and a segment called “Driving with Bobo.”
Bigfoot Roadtrip is both entertaining and informative, and should appeal to most seasoned bigfooters as well as those with a more casual interest in the subject. Admittedly, the video does have a rather silly approach with some zany editing and the aforementioned puppets, but overall, manages to offer serious insight into some well-known bigfoot events, along with new evidence that has never been made public.
To pick up a copy of the DVD, head on over to BigfootRoadtrip.com
About Lyle Blackburn
Lyle Blackburn’s research and writing on the subject of legendary creatures and unexplained phenomenon has been widely recognized as some of the best in the field of cryptozoology. His previous books, including The Beast of Boggy Creek and Momo: The Strange Case of the Missouri Monster, offer a balanced view of the subjects while delivering gripping accounts of real-life mysteries.
Lyle is a frequent guest on radio programs such as Coast To Coast AM, and has appeared on television shows such as Monsters and Mysteries in America, Finding Bigfoot, and Strange Evidence. Lyle has also been featured in several award-winning documentary films, including Boggy Creek Monster and The Mothman of Point Pleasant.
For more information, visit Lyle's website at: www.lyleblackburn.com
Filed under Bigfoot, CryptoConsumerism, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Expedition Reports, Eyewitness Accounts, Finding Bigfoot, Footprint Evidence, Men in Cryptozoology, Monstro Bizarro, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sasquatch, Videos