A trip very close to my heart…….traveling to places still untouched by the vagaries of a chaotic city life……looking back……It seems like a pleasant and magnificent dream…..and reliving that moment is a burning desire!!!
Walking through the streets of Chicago is a delight.The air is somewhat chilly but as one walks along……in a matter of moments….the towering edifices vanish to reveal the distant horizon on the beautiful Lake Michigan!!!
As March comes to an end……it is time for these beautiful creations of nature to head back home…..but alas most never make it back!…..Yet this magnificent spectacle of nature repeats itself every year……drawing thousands of nature lovers towards them….
Every year almost a billion Monarch butterflies fly down to Mexico’s Central Highlands from far off areas of Eastern Canada, a journey spanning more than 2500 miles!! The butterflies migrate to Mexico towards the end of October spending their winter hibernation period in the protected reserve of Reserva de la Marisposa Monarca located in the Valle de Bravo. These beautiful gifts of nature form a thick orange layer over the trees for months. For the Monarchs , February and March are the breeding months before they try and make their way back to Canada, though in reality many never make it back!
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