The Sonoran Desert is a world like no other—an expansive, living landscape where rugged mountains, gigantic cacti, and an astonishing diversity of life create an ecosystem of wonder. Covering more ...

Visionary architecture, avant-garde galleries and grandiose landscapes: on the outskirts of Phoenix, Scottsdale is an ...

This section of the Sonoran Desert near the border between Arizona and Mexico features ... such as saguaro, cholla, mesquite and palo verde trees, and ocotillo. Hike on the park's nine scenic trails ...

Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, Hutto had examined the distribution of saguaro seeds and discovered they’re more abundant near ...