Carpenter said they would leave it up for a few hours until around the time of the firefall event ... but not so long that it would ruin the photos they came to take of the famous natural spectacle.

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

Thousands caught wind of the protest after photos and videos surfaced online ... eastern edge where droves of visitors come to see the firefall phenomenon. Vince said the group was not trying ...

Photo by: Brittany Colt, www.brittanycolt.com, @brittanycolt At Yosemite National Park, the annual "firefall" spectacle led to a different kind of display this year when a group, which reportedly ...

Employees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety and for wildlife.

The amazing sight is known as Firefall. Dionne and her husband made a last-minute ... and at 5:38 p.m., they snapped a couple of dozen photos before it was gone. The couple even took a selfie with it.