Have tentative plans to get back out to the San Juans or the Elks in late Sept/early Oct. When I was out in CO 3 weeks ago, I left my car at the Cunningham Gulch trailhead two nights, and came back to find that marmots chewed some wiring. Ended up limping to Montrose at 35 mph, got the wiring repaired, then on my way back to MO. But the question is...any advice on how to minimize the risk of this happening again? The mechanics I talked to said I should put out a salt lick or two, but is that only going to attract more critters, and just delay the inevitable?
I've left my car overnight on other occasions in the CO mountains, this was the first damage I've ever had. Wonder how frequent this happens?
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, but I did a search before I posted.