+LeoGeo Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 My son (age 6) and I had spotted a cache yesterday at the top of a steep muddy bank. I said, "Let's go back up to the path and come in from the other side so we won't get all muddy." "But Dada," he replied, "getting all muddy is what Geocaching is all about!" So we went up the steep bank Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I always go the route of the steep bank....then find the easy path on the otherside. El Diablo Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I always go the route of the steep bank....then find the easy path on the otherside. El Diablo sounds like my caching. Quote Link to comment
+IMLost Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 That's funny that's my motto. He has this geocaching thing nailed. Quote Link to comment
+G'n,G Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) I've done that on numerous occasions. It's fun! Edit: Spelling Edited December 13, 2004 by G'n,G Quote Link to comment
koz Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 funny...just the other day i told my mate that i don't want to live anymore if my pants don't keep getting muddy Quote Link to comment
+Old Bet Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Yes, but... The steep muddy bank might be more fun, especially coming down. But it also might lead to more erosion and de-stablize the bank. Isn't it considered good outdoor practice to remain on the established trails/paths as much as possible? Sure, geocachers often have to hide caches a bit off the beaten path to make them muggle-resistant, but we should respect the environment -- especially if we don't want land managers chasing us away. Trying to remember when my son was 6, I think he was old enough then to understand a simple stated explanation of why we would want to use the path rather than the slippery slope. (Besides that fact that his mom would be very unhappy if we came into the house dripping mud.) Edited December 13, 2004 by The Old Bet Brigade Quote Link to comment
+woof n lulu Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Kids have a way of sorting through things with innocent logic...going from point A to point B in a straight line.......its us adults that make it so difficult. Quote Link to comment
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