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 ...

Another image shows the Big Lebowski on a train loaded down with giant bowling balls and a bunch of saguaro cactus-shaped bowling pins. “Those are like two of my favorite murals I’ve ever done ...

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

Whether you are looking for something to do in Arizona for a quick day trip, weekend jaunt, or week long getaway, the Grand ...

Nine years ago – in August – my youngest son moved to Phoenix. Hating the idea of him all by his lonesome in a U-Haul truck, I accompanied him. Driving through the desert, we needed oven mitts to open ...

Delicate trilliums, glorious columbines, and flamboyant redbuds are some of the harbingers of spring found across the ...

A new road trip of the Southwest’s Indigenous heartlands offers travellers a greater understanding of the past, present and ...

It’s first stop on my road-trip loop (from Phoenix) of Arizona’s section of Route 66 – the longest intact stretch of this ...

Dine under the mesquites just steps away from a cactus garden and native plants ... While your go-to at Saguaro Corners might be a seat near the floor-to-ceiling windows inside, the patio is ...