A visitor pulls into parking specifically designated for Firefall viewing in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite ...

In February, lucky visitors to Yosemite National Park might be able to spot the gorgeous Firefall phenomenon. But is it worth ...

For a few magical days each year, Yosemite’s famous Firefall phenomenon returns—turning Horsetail Fall into a glowing stream ...

The breath-taking 'waterfall of fire' is a trick of the light, that illuminates Yosemite’s Horsetail waterfall on clear February nights ...

I’ve eaten at the world’s best restaurants. One of the best things I’ve ever tasted cost $2 from a tiny takeout store I visited the city that's been nicknamed the 'Paris of North America ...

This year, the chaos surrounding Firefall — and resulting damage to the area of the park where visitors gather to behold it — has some conservation-minded Yosemite tour guides opting out ...

Two weather factors need to come together perfectly for the firefall to ignite. First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail ...

Summer online reservations for Yosemite National Park have been postponed for an indefinite time. No reservations are needed ...

Tourists refer to the natural phenomenon as the “firefall,” although park officials reserve that term for the days when people used to push bonfires off Glacier Point. According to Yosemite ...

The setting sun transforms Horsetail Fall into a firefall in Yosemite National Park. (Getty Images/Haoxiang Yang/500px) Two weather factors need to come together perfectly for the firefall to ignite.