Post Corral Meadow holds a special place in my heart. Many years, this was the first or last place we camped as we went into or out of the backcountry. Today we were just passing through. The meadow has grown in with trees over the years but the core of the grass remains. Across Post Corral Creek we saw the first people we had encountered in five days of hiking through the wilderness. This is why the John Muir Wilderness is special: you can go places where no other people will go for months or years. You can get away from everything and never see any signs of humans as long as you wish. You can be alone and utterly happy.