June 11th.
What seems like an eternal supply of water pours down 400ft in 2 waterfalls behind me. The river passes swiftly below me, channeling between the mountains, fed by various glaciers.
The sheer size and immensity of this landscape, the cliffs, peaks, valleys, meadows, makes it feel endless, infinite. Yet I wonder, how much larger were these glaciers 50 years ago? How much louder were these waterfalls?
We've hiked past Mana, the last human habitation on this route north into Uttarakhand. Here we are in true wilderness. From this point north it is only mountains and what ever biodiversity has found ways to survive this harsh habitat. 60km north is the Chinese/Tibet border.
Yet despite the lack of human existence I can't help questions, what this ecosystem will experience in the next 50 years, 100years. Human presence is no longer physically required to impact the last remaining places we call wilderness on our, now, small Earth. Creating parks and building fences can no longer provide relief. So... now what?
Lately, I've been saying I'm fed up with the USA. I'm ready for a break from the society, politics and I'm tired of how the US is being run. I feel I could easily move somewhere in Europe. But if I'm fed up with how the Earth is being managed I can't just pack up and move...
So I'm here. And ready to make a difference, or at least try. Where do I start?
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