I got my share of wildlife visitors too... Once I forgot to bring in the
cooler... We heard banging noises in the night but were too scared to get
out to check.. we saw the shadow of a bear and her cub. The next morning
the cooler was ripped apart, all foods and beer were gone. It was camping
near Mammoth lake.
Another time while camping along the Saline Road in Death Valley. One Night
we hear a rumbling noise.... a pack of about 50 wild donkeys, old and
young, walk close to us. They didn't damage anything, just went through...

On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 8:14 AM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>  Coyotes; rabbits; skunks; raccoons; possums.  Yes, they are absolutely
> out there and skulking around.
> One time I was in desert, Anza Borrego, near San Diego, maybe late
> Spring.  I sat in my campchair, enjoying the stars.  Suddenly, I started to
> see movement on the ground!  Lots!  Turns out, it was Kangaroo Rats, doing
> their job of cleaning up campground.  I mean....there were at least 100 of
> them.  They are fast little critters.  I sat there....not moving a
> muscle....watching it all via Moonlight.  So...mice, rats, snakes,
> coyotes.....Nature does a marvelous thing....and in a very organized
> fashion.  A few months later, I was camped at Mammoth, on Eastern Sierra.
> At 2 AM, loud banging on passenger door; I had forgotten to remove my trash
> bag hanging from outside mirror. I tell you....there is nothing like seeing
> a big bear's head, only 14" away, only protected by a piece of glass!
> Major Adrenalin rush!
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