June 3, 2007. South Fork of the Stanislaus. We went up in the afternoon on Saturday, intending to stay 2 nights, but the mosquitos were horrid anywhere near water that wasn't moving fast or in any grove of trees. We pitched camp on a small sandy spot out on the granite, so we didn't have any shade from sun and heat during the day. On Sunday morning we explored the canyon for 3 hours. Didn't see a soul the entire time. No other cars at the trailhead either. Tough climbing and scrambling. Later, before striking camp we took many dips in the slow moving pools. The water was a notch above freezing. I didn't bother to crop any of the photos, none of which are very good. Good pix are hard to get in bright sunlight, in my opinion.
Below, note the vein of rock through the granite. The vein was more marble-like. Veins like this can run hundreds of yards through the granite in Emigrant Wilderness. Long ago, deep underground, the granite fractured and magma shot through., resulting in these neat marvels. They're usually much narrower. From an inch to 6 inches.
