Our first-ever Arizona ... an arid desert and see towering snow-capped mountains in the near distance. As we pulled into Enchantment Resort, nestled between the vibrant red rock walls of Boynton ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

Conservation groups filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue an international mining company to protect critical desert streams and washes in southern Arizona ... Aerial photos taken earlier ...