Mexico butterfly country perfect for proposal

Man asks girlfriend to marry him among migrating monarchs

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

In this photo taken Feb. 14, Samantha Goldberger shows off her engagement ring next to a monarch butterfly soon after Jason Skipton proposed to her at El Capulin reserve, near Zitacuaro, Mexico. Associated Press

Goldberger, left, who had just set her camera on a timer, is surprised by her boyfriend, Jason Skipton, as he proposes marriage Feb. 14 at the El Capulin reserve. Skipton found the love of his life 2,000 miles from home in a chance encounter that gave him butterflies. So of course, he said, there co...

ZITACUARO, Mexico—He found the love of his life 2,000 miles from home in a chance encounter that gave him butterflies, and she moved west to be with him. So of course, Jason Skipton told me, there could be no better place to propose marriage than in a swirl of orange and black ...

Published: 03/17/2013