![]() ![]() This comprehensive guide is the result of that effort. I visit Yosemite every year during peak viewing times to photograph and research the Yosemite Firefall. Witnessing this miracle of nature is worthy of every bucket list, but careful preparation and a bit of luck are needed. The result of numerous conditions all aligning at once is a symphony of events that creates the illusion of a waterfall on fire! Horsetail Falls is illuminated with vibrant orange light. ![]() While the original ceremony consisted of hotel staff members actually dumping burning embers from the top of Glacier Point, the modern-day event is simply an illusion of light.ĭuring most of February, the sun’s specific angle of descent (or “azimuth”) causes the seasonally-occurring Horsetail Falls to become side-lit. This natural event is NOT to be confused with the original “Yosemite Firefall”, which began in 1872 and lasted almost a century. A seasonal event known colloquially as the Yosemite Firefall is perhaps the most impressive natural phenomenon to occur in a National Park that already hosts a plethora of nature’s greatest marvels. ![]()
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