I had hiked to Jordan Hot Springs and the burn scar of the 2002 McNally fire to probe big questions of fire ecology: Are Sierra forests overgrown? Thus arose the fanciful idea that a return to Jordan Hot Springs would allow me to see into the future by looking at the past. A screen grab of along the trail to Jordan Hot Springs a charred tree sits surrounded by White Thorn Bush. A screen grab of a hillside above Jordan Hot Springs where the 2002 McNally fire burned. All that was left was to fulfill a personal desire to return one more time to Jordan Hot Springs.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2025 20:02 UTC