Nature and Parks in Phoenix

"Home to a unique desert wash environment around a small pond in north Phoenix, Reach 11 incorporates about 18 miles of trails on flat terrain. Desert wildlife abounds, including a few duck families living around the pond, visited by red cardinals, while prairie dogs and rabbits run in and out from the holes around this small patch of desert. Hikers might encounter coyotes, big horned owls, hawks, hummingbirds, or an occasional badger. If you sit long enough at dusk at a viewing area set up for the purpose, you might even catch a glimpse of a rare burrowing owl." - MATADOR_NETWORK