Temporal Gulch Trail #595 Photoset • Timknorr • 2020-07-17 • HikeArizona.COM

Temporal Gulch Trail #595, AZ

	2020-07-17
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Temporal Gulch Trail #595

Tucson, AZ

Temporal Gulch Trail #595

Tucson, AZ

Hiking	10.00 Miles	2,369 AEG

Hiking	10.00 Miles	5 Hrs 30 Mns	1.82 mph
	2,369 ft AEG

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After seeing @Gummo 's photoset of his Temporal Gulch adventure I knew I had to check it out. I started at about 5:30am at Madera Canyon with the plan of going up the Old Baldy Trail to Josephine Saddle and then down the Temporal Gulch Trail for about 2 miles. About 20 minutes into the hike I heard the unmistakable call of the Elegant Trogon. About 10 minutes later I lucked out and the guy flew into view and perched on a dead stump about 50ft away. Just close enough to get a super pixilated iPhone pic for proof. I heard two more further up the trail, just before the landscape turns to pine forest, but they were further up the mountain side and hidden from view.

I hit my 5 mile mark just shy of 3 hours into my hike, right at the part where the trail winds around the south western slope of Josephine Peak. I wish I could have kept going, but I was due back in phoenix by 1:30pm. I turned around and headed back. Heard some thunder on the way back, but it looked like any rain would wait until the afternoon.

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Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Arizona Sister Butterfly Elegant Trogon Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

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[ checklist ] Josephine Saddle

	McBeth Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	Spring was full with a steady drip flowing into the tank.

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