Every autumn, monarch butterflies drift through my backyard in Austin, Texas. Their luminous orange-and-black wings spurred me to trace their migratory trail to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the volcanic mountains of central Mexico.

 

With two girlfriends, I gazed in awe at millions of butterflies clustering in trees in their winter home in the monarch butterfly reserve.

 

Our small-group journey with Camiba Cultural Tours paired a monarch encounter with time in the colonial city of Morelia and visits to artisan towns in the state of Michoacán.

 

To read more about my journey to see monarchs wintering in Mexico, please read my story on SheBuysTravel.

 

You can also read my article about visiting San Miguel de Allende for the Mexican city’s Day of the Dead celebration on the Rovology website.