A furry hitchhiker that thumbed a ride under a car’s hood from Yosemite National Park to Pollock Pines is on its way home after El Dorado County firefighters and state wildlife officers came to ...

POLLOCK PINES — An El Dorado County woman picked up an unknown passenger on her way back from Yosemite, but this was smaller than your average hitchhiker. "I didn't actually discover the marmot ...

A marmot who hitched a ride out of Yosemite National Park in the engine of a car, has been rumbled and returned to his natural habitat with the help of local firefighters. Usually found at ...

Marmot from Yosemite National Park hitched ride in car’s engine compartment to Pollock Pines. El Dorado County firefighters safely pulled it out.

A marmot was recently rescued after riding in a vehicle’s engine compartment from Yosemite to El Dorado County, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District said on Tuesday.

“Opened the hood and this big, fat, furry marmot jumped out and immediately ran back under my hood, from underneath into the engine,” Stokes said. A marmot is a type of large ground squirrel. The ...

A furry hitchhiker that thumbed a ride under a car’s hood from Yosemite National Park to Pollock Pines is on its way home after El Dorado County firefighters and state wildlife officers came to the ...

Yosemite marmot travels almost three hours under car hood to Pollock Pines 02:34. POLLOCK PINES — An El Dorado County woman picked up an unknown passenger on her way back from Yosemite, but this ...

Marmot from Yosemite National Park hitched ride in car’s engine compartment to Pollock Pines. El Dorado County firefighters safely pulled it out.

POLLOCK PINES, Calif. (KMAX/KOVR) - A California woman unknowingly picked up a furry hitchhiker while visiting Yosemite National Park, so she was surprised to find a marmot under her car hood days ...

Marmot from Yosemite National Park hitched ride in car’s engine compartment to Pollock Pines. El Dorado County firefighters safely pulled it out.