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Reach 11 Recreation Area

Globe chamomile, aka stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer), an invasive species from South Africa, has become widespread in Maricopa County over the last 15 years. Stinknet was the most common flower in Reach 11.

Reach 11 Recreation Area

2026-02-25 Hiking 0

There’s a good decription of the overall Reach 11 Recreation Area from when I biked the west end last year, so I won’t repeat it, […]

Looking past desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides) to the Loop 101 Freeway. There were no other desert flowers.

Reach 11 Recreation Area

2025-01-07 Bike Riding 0

Reach 11 Recreation Area is located in north Phoenix. From Cave Creek Rd., Reach 11 stretches seven miles east to Scottsdale Rd., and a less than a […]

Recent Posts

  • Looking north-northwest from the Hutch Mountain Lookout: Left, Mormon Mountain (13 mi.) and, behind it, Kendrick Peak (48 mi.). Right, the San Francisco Peaks (39 mi).

    Mahan Mountain & Hutch Mountain

    2026-09-10 Hiking 0
  • City of Phoenix - Sunnyslope - Murder Center

    Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index

    2026-09-06 Video 0
  • I found silver lupine (Lupinus argenteus) along FR 231, and on the lower reaches of Sliker Hill.

    Dutton Hill & Sliker Hill

    2026-09-02 Hiking 0
  • Looking south, down the second Woods Canyon Lake inlet.

    General Crook – Woods Canyon Lake

    2026-08-26 Hiking 0
  • White sweetclover on Upper Goldwater Lake. After a deluge on the drive in, through Dewey-Humboldt, I was unsure about hiking, but it turned into a beautiful day.

    Goldwater Lakes Loop

    2026-08-11 Hiking 0

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