
I went to Yosemite National Park to witness the 2019 firefall. I was lucky enough to watch the waterfall turning orange and red.
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I went to Yosemite National Park to witness the 2019 firefall. I was lucky enough to watch the waterfall turning orange and red.

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

A natural phenomenon that happens only 2 weeks out of the year when the setting sun lights up Horsetail fall in such a way that makes it appear to glow like lava.

Beautiful picture of Horsetail firefall in Yosemite National Park.

Beautiful picture of Horsetail firefall in Yosemite National Park.

Scenic view of Yosemite Falls with the snow cone frozen in the spring in the Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA

A closeup view of the Yosemite Horsetail Fall Firefall at sunset.

The atmospheric conditions aligned to create the annual Firefall phenomenon where the Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park glows like lava at sunset in mid to late February.

A February evening, the sun shines on Horsetail Fall on the edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley where the "firefall" phenomenon should occur. However, due to global warming, there are no water falling, and only the rock is lit up.

Sunrise Yosemite National Park from Tunnel View

The atmospheric conditions aligned to create the annual Firefall phenomenon where the Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park glows like lava at sunset in mid to late February.

Each year if the conditions are just right, Horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California lights up from the setting sun making it appear as though it's on fire.

For a couple days in February you have a chance, given perfect conditions (lack of low clouds at the coast), to see the dying light of the sun catch the seasonal waterfall which only flows in Winter and early Spring, off El Capitan. For less than a minute you are treated to one of the most magical moments in Yosemte Valley as Horsetail Falls appears to catch fire in its plummet to the valley floor.

In Yosemite National Park. Every late winter to early spring, Yosemite's Firefall appears like flowing molten lava under the glow of the setting sun, painting the cliff in fiery colors. This fleeting natural wonder showcases the magic and beauty of nature.

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

View of a waterfall fading into the forest, Yosemite National Park, Califfornia, USA.

Yosemite Horsetail Falls Reflection - The new "Firefall"

Horsetail falls at night, the Yosemite Firefall, at Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California.

Scenic view of the famous Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA

Waterfall in Yosemite catching the last light rays during sunset.

Yosemite National Park, California, USA - July 10, 2017: Tourists on their way to Yosemite Valley, passing by El Capitan - granite rock known for its great climbing routes,

Yomemite, California, USA - February 22, 2016: Photographers are preparing to shoot firefalll in Yosemite National Park.

Sun striking Horsetail Fall in the background at just the right angle, lighting up its water in glowing hues of orange and red and making it look like lava, and snow-covered burned trees in the foreground. Yosemite National Park, California.

Horsetail Fall in YosemiteFor a couple of weeks each February, the Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park appears to be set ablaze by the setting sun, a fleeting evening spectacle known as the “firefall.”

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

The famous "Firefall" at Yosemite National Park

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

February 2021 - Annual Yosemite Firefall where the sunset hits horsetail falls just right so that the waterfall appears to be made of fire.

water falls in Yosemite National park, california, USA

Horsetail Falls in Yosemite the new Firefalls.

Horsetail Falls lit by sunset, Yosemite National Park, California. this natural phenomenon happens only for the last 2 weeks of february. then this fall is wisely known as "firefall"

Every year in late winter the setting sun illuminates Yosemite's seasonal Horsetail Fall, producing a beautiful and striking display.

Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park being lit in a spectacular way to make the fall appear red.

Dead Horse Point State Park overlook at sunset with the typical orange rocks formation. Utah, United States.

Dead Horse Point State Park overlook at sunset with the typical orange rocks formation. Utah, United States.

The famous "firefall" of Yosemite usually occurs in mid-February, when the sunset strikes Horsetail Fall near El Capitan. The gorgeous waterfall appears to be on fire.

I went to Yosemite National Park to witness the 2019 firefall. I was lucky enough to watch the waterfall turning orange and red.

Horsetail falls at night, the Yosemite Firefall, at Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California.

View of Yosemite Falls with a reflection in Merced River in the spring in the Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA

Scenic view of the famous Horsetail Falls with rising mist in the Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA

The horsetail waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California as the Fire Fall during winter. The natural Firefall is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing spectacles. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall. And when conditions are perfect, Horsetail Fall glows orange and red at sunset.

The atmospheric conditions aligned to create the annual Firefall phenomenon where the Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park glows like lava at sunset in mid to late February.