Everything you need to know if you’re headed to the Valley of the Sun for baseball (and other entertainment!) this spring.

I stood on the banks of the Verde River amid a grove of cottonwood trees. The river ran fat and sassy, fueled by a recent winter storm, and the water swept by in a gurgling whoosh, like a ghost train.

Get your camera ready for Saguaro National Park. The park is home to the tallest cactus species in the country, the saguaro, a symbol of the Southwest. They’re particularly concentrated in the west ...