I am pretty new to geocaching; I've only found 2 caches so far, and I really only look at ones that are in parks or other easy to reach places because I do it with my two year old who just loves finding "treasure chests". The next one I intend to go for is the Bethel Mill cache. I grew up playing in that park, exploring its pathways and dreaming about what kind of wonderful things must be hidden just behind the next tree or hill. I asked my sister if I could take her son with me when I go. He is six and I thought it would be something that he would have a lot of fun doing, especially because he loves hearing stories about when my sisters and I were kids. Well, she said no, he couldn't go because my dad told her about this geocaching thing and said it sounds like a perfect way for terrorists to plant bombs and blow up unsuspecting hunters. I was speechless. I still haven't been able to convince her that terrorists are not hiding bombs in caches hidden in the woods. I'm curious if anyone else has experienced such a negative reaction and how you dealt with it...
