Mt. Williamson Motel and Base Camp

08/16/2026

Lauralyn made it home over Kearsarge Pass for her first JMT resupply and we are so proud of her 👏 This will be her 7th thru hike of the John Muir trail AND she just got a double knee replacement in the winter!
She will continue on NOBO after a couple days of rest. Be sure to give her a hello if you cross paths on trail over the next month!

08/01/2026

Part 2 is here!
We asked hikers to blind taste test some of the most common energy bars founf in our FREE hiker bins.
This round featured:
PROBAR
Lenny & Larry's complete cookie
Range Meal Bars

One of these became an early favorite while another earned comments like "tastes like perfume" and "the longer it lingers the worse it gets"

Let us know if you agree and let us know what snack always ends up in your pack 👇

Follow along for part 3 to see the winner!

07/30/2026

Raise your hand if you've dug through the famous FREE hiker bins at The Mt Williamson Motel and Base Camp ✋️

We decided to put the top 10 energy bars in our bins to a blind taste test.

Part 1 of our blind energy bar taste test
🥜 Nature Valley Sweet & Salty
🍫cliffbarcompany Chocolate Brownie
🧂 RXBAR Chocolate Sea Salt

Our volunteers scored each bar on
⭐️Flavor
⭐️Texture
⭐️Whether they'd actually eat it day after day on trail

Did they get it right.
👇 Drop your score in the comments
and watch for part 2 and 3 to see how the next 7 bars rank

And thank you for our employee and guests taking part in thia blind taste test 😁

07/23/2026

06/29/2026

Reducing your footprints part 1: The flip fuel

Leave no trace dosnt only mean packing out your trash. Its also how you prep for your trip and what you do when you get home. Fuel transfer devices are affordable and help reduce the waste of a precious resource. We have one available to use for free - so you can utilize the other fuel past hikers left behind. We always encourage our guests to do this before purchasing fuel from us- and its kind of a shock how few want choose utilize it over buying new. Not a sponsered post so we are not including the brands we have. We have a couple of different ones and it seems like most of them are the same product with a different logo printed on them ;)

06/21/2026

Happy father's day to Doug and to all the other dads out there that bring their kids into the backcountry and teach them how to recreate responsibility 🏅
2015, 2005, 2017.
In 2015 Doug supported M on the JMT- he hiked in a resupply over Kearsarge pass and they summited Whitney together!
In 2005 Doug dragged the whole family on the northern half of the JMT (his and lauralyns third time, but first with kids!) This was a pretty big feat with a 13 and 15 year old.
In 2017 Doug met M and lauralyn at Our motel! this final photo was taken by our previous owner Strider before they trekked up Kearsarge pass, with a lingering feeling they would all be back ;)
Thanks dad! its a pleasure working with you.
P.S does anyone know what happened to all the pass signs that used to be on trail?