Yogi goes off the wagon

One of the first things any park ranger will tell you about camping in bear country is to keep your food separate from you and inaccessible to bears.

Apparently they should add those guidelines to busy parking lots in bear country as well.

David Ziello, a South Lake Tahoe resident, learned that firsthand the other day as a bear cub, exploring around a busy parking lot, made its way to his 1964 Buick Skylark convertible. The bear found quite a bit to enjoy himself with during his 20 minutes or so in the car.

After climbing in, the bear followed his nose and got into the cooler to devour Ziello's lunch, a barbecue-chicken and jalepeno pizza. He finished that off and then washed it down...with a Jack Daniels cocktail drink, a premixed vodka tonic and a beer, all of which were in the cooler.

Of course, just when you thought it couldn't get any more hilarious, the bear spent the rest of the time posing with his paws on the dashboard as if he were actually on a drive. He also seemed not to mind that the horn was blowing nonstop after he somehow wedged the seat against the steering wheel. It's unclear at that point whether he was playful or just drunk.

Fortunately, nobody got hurt and the bear eventually left the area. The only damage to the car, a little bit of pizza on the seat.