[pct-l] Motel recommendation for Independence, CA

[Peter Shaw]

Anita,

There are four motels in Independence, all of them are very hiker friendly:

1. The Courthouse - lowest cost and includes a continental breakfast.
2. The Winnedumah Hotel - slightly more expensive but includes a cooked
breakfast, free laundry and free internet (wireless and a standalone
computer) 
3. The Mt Williamson - more cabin style but nice rooms. The best cooked
breakfast in town. No internet but I think you can get laundry done there.
4. Ray's Den - clean and economical. No internet or laundry or breakfast.

If you need laundry there is a machine at the Chevron gas station where it
costs $5. The Chevron also has free wifi for customers, as well as the
attached Subway and mini-market. There is another minimarket at the Shell
station. There is a French restaurant - service is slow and typically
French, food reports have varied from excellent to not too good, and it's a
bit pricey for many hiker budgets. Finally there is Loonigans which is a
restaurant and bar that is only open on Thurs, Fri & Sat evenings, but it's
pretty good.

Beside the Courthouse (the real one that apparently Charles Manson was tried
in) there is public library that also has internet. Kitty corner is the post
office which is open 9:30 - 4:30 M-F and lunch hour is 12:30 - 1:30. There
is a bus service that runs both north and south and there are three buses a
day. Northbound departures are 6:30 am, 8:45am and 5:15 pm and it takes an
hour to Bishop. Southbound departures are 7:55 am, 2:10 pm and 7:25pm - Lone
Pine is 15 mins away. The schedules are at the bus stops.

That's all there is to Independence and gleaned from two weeks of ferrying
hikers down there from Onion Valley in June. Now that the snow is
disappearing, the campsite will be more occupied and there will be more day
hikers, so getting a ride shouldn't be too difficult, although at bad times
there might be a long wait.

Hope that helps.

Peanut Eater

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Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 2:01 PM
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Subject: [pct-l] Motel recommendation for Independence, CA


We will be coming down to Independence to resupply. Any recommendations for
a hiker friendly motel?
 		 	   		  
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