Behind this is a small hillside covered in grass, rocks and if you look closely you will see dozens of chipmunks heading down the hill to see what is in your bags. You will definitely want your camera along, as you are about to meet the chipmunks of St. Elmo. Throughout time, they have watched the town grow up from nothing. They watched a President come to visit, telephone lines strung just for the occasion, to then watch them being removed when the president s visit was over. They have seen the railroad come and go.
Residents move in, and others move out.
You think you are there to see them, when in reality, they have come to see you be a part of this history. Sit down on the boards, put some of the sunflower seeds in your palm, and in no time, one of these curious little fellas will be literally eating out of your hand. If you watch closely, you will discover that there are generations of these chipmunks all around you. There is the boss, bigger than the rest, filling his cheeks so full you wonder how he can fit another one in, but that he does. Then he heads across the road to what is most likely the largest stash of sunflower seeds in the world.