Chipmunks make a mess!

When we got to Marsh Lake, Nye's had put up their tent on hole full of chipmunks and so the mommy chipmunk started pulling her little ones (which were almost as big as she was) out and carrying them to another camp site to a firepit where she had another hole - we worried about her in the firepit until the next day when she started carrying them over to our tent site and under our car. We weren't too concerned about it until we finally decided to open our hood so Sarah could see where they were hiding. They were up to NO GOOD! They tore up our insulation under the hood and proceeded to create a lovely nest next to the battery. They brought kleenexs and grass and stuffed it all over under the hood. What a mess! I think we finally counted 5 little ones and then the mommy which we relocated back to the fire pit. Then at the suggestion of our camp host, we left the hoods on all of our vehicles open so they wouldn't find a nice cozy spot to nest again. Check out these photos:

The nest mess

Do you see it down there?

Shane with one of the extricated little critters
Troy showing Sarah one of the little buggers


The jumper!