Red rocks and saguaro cactus ... southern Arizona, much of West Many stunning photos of the region have circulated since New Year's Day, showing the desert in a blanket of snow.

Let it snow, even in the desert. A rare winter storm dropped several inches of snow on cactus in the Arizona desert Wednesday, causing many schools and government agencies to shutter for the day.

From towering Saguaros that are not what they look like, to a cactus looking like ... manager and curator of the Desert Legume Program at the University of Arizona, said no one knows exactly ...

Two birds were spotted resting atop a rare and mutated cactus in the Arizona desert, giving people on social media plenty to talk about. The “special desert sight” was caught on camera and ...

past giant Saguaro cactus and desert flora, toward Wickenberg. From there came a remarkably scenic ride over the mountains on the way to Prescott, Arizona’s territorial capitol. The road from ...

we gathered our equipment in haste and headed to Arizona. Camera operator Oliver Mueller films snow covered cactus in the Sonoran desert. Photographer: Paul Williams Suddenly we were torn between ...

Arizona is known for being hot in the summer, mild in the winter, for cactus and the desert, and outdoor activities ... it was added in 2012 — but snow hasn't been a problem this season.

In the Sonora Desert in Arizona, the saguaro cacti grow tall and live long. One cactus known to locals as "Strong-Arm" stood more than 40 feet high and had 34 arms. Strong-Arm lived an estimated ...

Arizona is known for being hot in the summer, mild in the winter, for cactus and the desert, and outdoor activities ... it was added in 2012 - but snow hasn't been a problem this season.