He did not count number of trees filled with monarchs this week, and says many butterflies had been grounded by the storm. The climb up the Nevada de Toluca from the city of Toluca was painfully slow due very heavy traffic. Everybody and his brother was out for an adventure in the snow.
Snow is infrequent here in Central Mexico.
The day was crystal clear and the snow was melting fast so everyone had to hurry before it disappeared. As we climbed toward the pass we saw snowmen of every variety on the hoods, tops and trucks of cars. Dogs wore sunglasses, kerchiefs around their necks, and often times hats of different styles. The storm that brought the snow had occurred on Friday night and Saturday morning. In Mexico City it rained hard and winds blew hard, sweeping the city clean of pollution so that the volcanos Popocatepeti and Iztaccihuati were clearly visible in a splendid mantel of white.