Hard hikes are worth doing, that's for sure. This one was difficult, but I feel pretty good (body-wise). We knew there was going to be snow at the top, but we didn't quite know where it was going to start. We packed in snowshoes just in case. We hit snow about 2 miles from the summit, but it was packed enough we didn't need the snowshoes, just the poles. I really can't even explain what it feels like to reach the top of something like this. You just slowly turn in an entire circle, and all you see are mountain tops. I wish everyone could experience it once in their lifetime.
📍Star Peak: just under 10 miles and 4,000ft elevation gain
I haven’t seen a lot of talk about this, and I know we’re all emotionally/mentally exhausted in the USA with rights being stripped, but I think this is important. She’s a brave fucking woman, who is no longer allowed to speak for the people she represents.
Much like the Pearson and Jones expulsion, this is a flagrant move against democracy. However unlike P&J, she wasn’t expelled, just not allowed into the House meetings and not able to speak. She can vote, at least, but…that’s not much in a republican majority.
“the young activists seized on language in the Montana state Constitution that guarantees residents ‘the right to a clean and healthful environment,’ and stipulates that the state and individuals are responsible for maintaining and improving the environment ‘for present and future generations.’”
In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels.
The court determined that a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act has harmed the state’s environment and the young plaintiffs, by preventing Montana from considering the climate impacts of energy projects. The provision is accordingly unconstitutional, the court said.
The win, experts say, could energize the environmental movement and reshape climate litigation across the country, ushering in a wave of cases aimed at advancing action on climate change.