Captain´s Log: Michigan to Michoachan

Besides frequenting posadas, parties and palenques, I have been travelling in and around the state of Mexico. On Friday, my surrogate aunts, cousins and I took a two hour trip to Angangao, Michoachan. Angangao lies just on the other side of the Mexico state-Michoachan border and is site to the winter nesting of the fabulous Monarch butterfly. After an additonal hour long ride switchbackking up the highest mountain range in the state we arrive at El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary. An hour later after ascending a most steep mountainous path we arrive a grouping of red trees. Upon closer inspection the tress are quivering and waving, not for the wind, but in fact from the thousands of Monarchs living in them. Not only are the Monarchs blanketing the trees but swarming the dense forest. Absolutlely incredible.