Without getting too much off topic, I'm 58, so I suppose that I could be "senior" to many (LOVE AARP discounts! ;) As I have aged I am more cautious, but overprotective?... well I don't know, that's a relative term, but if I have somebodies life in my hands I now seem to be more cautious than perhaps when I was 25. I think most people are. No argument here and everyone should do what they feel comfortable with. I still hike out in the middle of nowhere in the wilderness for miles and miles with a backpack of supplies, fishing rod and a compass, and have taken my nieces/nephews with me. Some would say that's crazy or putting them in danger... but?... Anyway, to each his own!.. just go camping!! :)
Dak