On my recent trip to Arizona I fell in love with the Saguaro cactus. The giant Saguaro (the largest cacti you’ll find in the US) are just absolutely captivating! They live all throughout Tucson ...

And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.

It’s the iconic image of the American Southwest: The giant saguaro cactus, standing tall amid the arid desert, arms perpetually raised to the sky. At Saguaro National Park, you can see more than 1.6 ...

THE PARK WAS ESTABLISHED TO PRESERVE THE NATION’S LARGEST CACTUS, THE GIANT SAGUARO, THE ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. MAKE SURE TO VISIT THE MUSEUM TO SEE “CLYDE BUTCHER’S AMERICA ...

Some of these cacti are 250 years old. The Gila woodpecker nests inside the stem of the saguaro cactus where the temperature inside can be up to 30ºC (86ºF) cooler than outside. The prickly pear ...