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Berggasthaus Meglisalp, Appenzell, Switzerland 2026

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Any Trip with Mom Involves an Epic Adventure   (Kids and Adam might title this- Mom Once Again Tried to Kill Us) What is Mom doing to us?? At least one Nelson Lilly trip a year has to have a misogi, some major challenge that has a reasonable change of "failure". Not failure in the traditional sense, as I do believe that the only failure is to not try at all, but failure in that we don't finish the distance or complete the intended miles. The only way to really push yourself (or in this case, the family), is to occasionally overreach. This year's hike (in past years we have done hikes  in Alaska, hikes  in New Zealand,  hikes  in Switzerland and the occasional bike in Sweden) , will have to go down as "we didn't complete the distance" but boy did we learn a lot about working together, and pushing ourselves, and ultimately doing what was best for the team members in need. So, in that way, like all days in nature in which all members of our family are healt...
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Rogue River Wilderness, Oregon October 2024

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  Z (11) and I had a WONDERFUL adventure hiking and rafting in the Rogue River Wilderness. Our friends C and C were able to join us which made the trip even more spectacular. The journey was a 5 night, 4 day fun filled advenzure with plenty of laughs, lots of fresh air and exercise, and wonderful conversation with new and old friends! We used Morrison's Rogue River Adventures  for our outfitter. In my usual fashion, I got wind of this being a grand adventure from a fellow mama doc's recommendation. I did just enough research to see this was a reputable outfitter and took the rest on faith. In fact, I'm just now (!!) looking up where Merlin, OR, our starting point for the trip is located- turns out it's the SW corner of OR, about 30 miles from the coast as the crow flies. Our travel day was uneventful and we arrived at Morrison's Wilderness Lodge outside of Merlin in the mid afternoon with plenty of time to take advantage of the tennis courts, the frisbee golf, the l...
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Kenya Safari Logistics Overview- February 2025

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 In February 2025, the Nelson Lilly's set out on our next big adventure- an African Safari! This trip was very different from our previous adventures in that we would be less active (more driving, less walking and biking), would use drivers and a (wonderful, local to Kenya, female owned) travel agency rather than DIY and would be a new continent for all but me (I've been lucky enough to go to Ghana, Egypt, Morocco and Mauritania the past). However the love for and immersion in nature would be the same as would be our sense of adventure and go with the flow spirit! I felt very grateful to stumble upon Excel Getaways travel through a Facebook group I'm a member of called Mama Docs Travel. It is a small, Kenyan female owned (Nancy is great!) agency that specializes in Kenya travel. Because it's small there aren't a ton of online reviews- but the families I talked to had an amazing time so I felt comfortable. Because it's locally owned, it's much cheaper than A...
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