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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

  • Line for the guided Mount Vernon mansion tour. Taking about 25 min., in groups of ~15, the tour visits all the rooms on the first and second floors. Beside the mansion are the colonnades, kitchen, and store house.

    Mount Vernon

    2026-10-04 Tourism 0
  • I was hoping for more fall color, but my A.T. hike was a week early. This tree is a Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica), aka black tupelo, or sour gum. Photo taken with my new OM System Tough TG-7 pocket camera.

    A.T.: Mount Weather to Snickers Gap

    2026-10-02 Hiking 0
  • 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

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