- Anderson Cooper’s 60 Minutes features the monarchs’ annual spring migration — a mysterious, multi‑generational trek of millions of butterflies traveling north from their Mexican overwintering sites.
- The crew spent three years planning and rode horses and hiked up to an 11,000‑ft fir preserve; cloudy, cold weather held the butterflies still until sunlight suddenly released a breathtaking orange cloud as millions took flight.
- Guides call it a once‑in‑a‑lifetime, fragile spectacle — huge roosts (tens of millions) draw tours but are tightly timed and highly weather‑dependent.
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