Monday, August 4, 2014 FOXY KENDALL MTN

We decided to go up Kendall Mountain and look for the fox family & were fortunate to see them for a few minutes before we were invaded by jerks; about 17 ATVs speeding thru & screaming.  We had stopped beside them at the turnoff to the mine.  When the ATVS came up behind us, we continued on to the top, hoping they would go to the top, turn around and go back down.  Looked like that was what they were going to do, then they went up the mine road, came back down & stopped beside the foxes and got off their ATVs and started screaming & running thru the snow and just being colossal jerks.  I know they knew they were there because I heard one of them talking about the black fox.  There were two dark ones and two light ones this year.  In years past, they have been so curious that they came up to our Jeeps and tried to get in the open doors.  I will be surprised if they ever come back to this spot again.  I know it's been good for business, but I HATE THAT THEY ARE LETTING THE ATVs ON THE ROADS THRU TOWN THIS YEAR.  THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE SPEED-FREAK JERKS.

 

Three of them in the first three pictures:

 

Two:

 Two:

Solo:

 

 Look carefully; three:

Some of the jerks. 

Just to the left of the snow, the ground dips down into a bowl & that's where they were:

We were going to wait awhile after they finally left, but a storm started rolling our way:

 Almost to the bottom of the trail & this grouse just stood in front of the Jeep,

turning her head and watching us for several minutes before finally fleeing into the woods.