in one of the parking lots and took off into the wilderness. He left a box of Oreos in his Volkswagen Beetle, in the space behind the back seat.
A bear came wandering through, just about midnight, smelled those cookies and went to investigate. He opened the passenger door and climbed into the back seat. Not quite true. The bear put his paw through the side window, ripped the door from its hinges and flung it across the parking lot, then grabbed the passenger seat from the back, at the base, wrenched it from floor boards and shoved it through the front window the car.
The bear then climbed into the back seat and began to munch the Oreos.
About that time, a camper stumbled upon the scene, on his way to the nearby showers. The bear, oblivious to everything but his cookies, was sitting on the steering wheel, blaring the horn. The camper thought it was just some drunk, making noise, so he walked up to the driver's side of the Beetle, pounded on the roof of the car, and demanded the drunk stop making so much noise.
Fortunately, the Volkswagen was a tight fit for the bear, and he couldn't get out very quickly. He could, however, make a hell of a racket bellowing at the fool who had interrupted his "just desserts." This sent the helpful camper running for his life to the nearest ranger station.
I came upon the scene the next morning, also while making my way to the showers. The rangers were putting the door into the back seat and hooking the car up to a tow truck. When the illegal camper returned, he would find his vehicle impounded, it's interior destroyed, and a hefty ticket awaiting him, citing him for everything from illegal backpacking to failure to secure food in bear country.
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