Stupid question

There was a picture of cars in a parking lot at the Bugaboos, with boards and rocks ringing the vehicles. Is there a reason for this? Sorry, just curious.

Chicken wire fence is placed around the car. This is held in place by wood and rocks. This is done to keep porcupine and gremlins from chewing out the fun parts of the car belly [wiring, tyres, etcetera].

There is a huge problem of marmots chewing on cars coolant hoses in the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park. My favorite story is the one where a guy drove from Mineral King to LA and then found a marmot still alive under his hood. That'd be a 5 hr drive/300+ miles ! Note: it's only a problem in early summer. May & June. By July they move to higher ground and stop chewing.

Cool. I've never seen that before. The house we have rented a couple times outside of SLC had chicken wire around the A/C unit, makes sense now. Thanks.