From the Library: Bicycling with Butterflies
A ten thousand mile journey, by bicycle, is a considerable distance to try and plan, and attempting to chart a course along the migratory path of winged creatures would seem to maximize the likelihood of unforeseen obstacles popping up along the way. Never-the-less, the authors' passion for long-distance bike travel, as well as an equal passion for drawing attention to the plight of Monarch butterflies, was guaranteed to provide fodder for a captivating story. As a result this tale is a mixture of pitfalls and hazards, joy and success, emotional lows and highs, questions and answers. As modern humans we have an ever-expanding abundance of historical, and in this case, biological precedents providing suggestions for organizing routes of personal, or group, discovery - things like the Trail of Tears, Route 66, the route of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Natchez Trace, or the Lewis and Clark Expedition are examples. Years ago I became intrigued with following the old road up the bot...
