Most of the Sonoran Desert’s cacti are beautiful to behold, but one species can have a nasty side when encountered by people. It’s the chain fruit cholla — also known as the jumping cholla for its ...

Spend any amount of time out in the desert, and chances are you've encountered a jumping cholla. It happens to the best of us. The cylindropuntia fulgida, AKA chain-fruit or jumping cholla, has a ...

One of the most popular trails in Phoenix is reopening. Cholla Trail, on the east side of Camelback Mountain, reopens on Friday, Sept. 30, after a 2½-year closure. The trail was closed for ...

The desert floor just east of San Diego was a stark contrast this spring to the showy display of flowers during 2017’s super bloom. In March, San Diego State University researcher Lluvia ...

PHOENIX - The Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain has officially reopened after being closed for more than two years for renovations and improvements. "For me, this is my favorite trail," said hiker ...

Newcomers to the desert are having horrible accidents with cholla. One was a golfer who fell into one making a shot in the rough. Another mountain biker got flipped into major cholla and had to be ...

You’ve seen prickly pear jam at the supermarket, but did you know many varieties of cholla cactus are edible straight from the ground? According to the James Beard Foundation’s Foods of the Southwest ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Construction continues on the new access point for the Cholla trailhead at Camelback Mountain, despite objections from residents who live there. The construction for the new ...