Chasing Monarchs

Themonarchbutterflyisourbest-knownandbest-lovedinsect,anditsannualmigrationoverthousandsofmilesisanextraordinarynaturalphenomenon.RobertMichaelPyle,"oneofAmerica'sfinestnaturalhistorywriters"(SueHubbell),setoutlateonesummertofollowthemonarchssouthfromtheirnorthernmostbreedinggroundinBritishColumbia.CHASINGMONARCHStellstheengrossingstoryofhisadventurousjourneywiththesegracefulwanderers--downtheColumbia,Snake,Bear,andColoradorivers,acrosstheBonnevilleSaltFlats,andthroughtheChiricahuaMountainstoMexico,returningnorthalongtheCaliforniacoast.Parttravelogue,partscientificstudy,CHASINGMONARCHSisoneofthemostfascinatingbookseverwrittenaboutbutterflies."Pyle's]delightfulanecdotes,thought-provokingphilosophicalquestionsandpersonalpassionmakethischronicleapotentialclassic"(MonarchNews).