Hiking Mono Cliffs

I was feeling like running away and doing something wild, and also I was tired of waiting for other people to be free to enjoy the autumn foliage with me, so I took myself out to Mono Cliffs.

I, uh...ended up getting a little lost on the trails? And then my phone (with the picture of the map trails on it) died and I was absolutely freezing...and I had also not told anyone except an online friend where I was going. (Do not be like me, this was dangerous).

So I marched along hoping to end up, at some point, somewhere near the parking lot. I passed some other hikers, including another female Muslim solo hiker (!) and sang aloud to keep myself motivated and not panicked.

Honestly I was very unprepared for this hike. But! Nothing bad ended up happening, alhamdulillah. The weather was wild though; within the span of three hours I experienced hail, snow, rain, and sun! The foliage absolutely popped off though, check out the slideshow below.

I also spotted some cool fungi!

But the following are my favourite shots of the day! The texture? The colours? The patterns? ​Absolutely incredibly stunning, subhanAllah.

(told you i'd be back soon!)