Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park seems ablaze on Feb. 23, 2022. The phenomenon is referred to as the "firefall." (Liao Pan / Getty Images) For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite ...

The spectacle of the setting sun that transforms a waterfall in Yosemite National Park into a glowing "firefall" returned this week -- but those looking to make the trek are being warned about current ...

"Firefall" occurs when the sun is setting as beams of sunlight shine down on Horsetail Fall at a particular angle. As it does, the water shines bright and looks like a river of molten lava from a ...

For a few weeks every February, Yosemite National Park experiences a phenomenon that creates the illusion of a waterfall of flames. Dubbed the firefall, it takes place on the park's eastern side at El ...

Yosemite's "firefall," a brief period every year when the late-winter (and sometimes fall) sun backlights the park's Horsetail Falls causing it to glow bright orange, has grown into a major event.

For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into what looks like an active volcano jutting 3,000 feet above the valley floor. The ...