The Mariposa Monarca (Monarch Butterfly walk) is THE walk to walk when you are in this area. Its reputation is well deserved, so I was lucky to be able to do it in both directions.
It is a beautiful river walk:
where, yes, Monarch Butterflies do fly, but not until late morning when it is warm enough:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly
And, if you can find it, watch the movie, La Lengua de las Mariposas, which is not about butterflies except for a teeny tiny bit.
The walk was not difficult. For example, when you had to cross a stream, it was like this:
There was a first; a gate that you did not open, nor did you climb over or scoot under it, you went clear through the middle, like a phantasm:
And half about 1/4 mile away:
A proposition: maybe it had to do with the ice age, since now the river is too shallow, and, in some places, too rocky for a canoe, or maybe people portaging had a big fight. Or who knows!
This is the entrance to :
a) A casino b) Someone's house c) A bar d) A supermarket
Part was along narrow, overgrown paths full of thorns and thistles, which means lots of scratches and a torn T shirt (my favorite).
Part was was along sandy paths through a forest of cork trees:
Part was along a canal, reminiscent of The Great Glen Way:
which contained large, green islands of moss and algae (?) that swirled about:
There was a horse:
Issue: When a horse is blocking your path and has no intention of moving, do you try to get past it at its head-end or its tail-end?
And a cow. With an attitude!
But the most interesting sight was a dung beetle pushing its burden:
The smaller, black, round thing to the right is the beetle! It was working very hard!! For some good images of this phenomenon, go here:
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