Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yosemite National Park's viral "Firefall" is almost back, and the question heading into mid- to late February is the same as ...

February 20 Update, 11:05 A.M. MDT: On February 19, Yosemite National Park officials announced the park would be closed to visitors through at least midnight on February 20 due to heavy snowfall and ...

Every February, something magical happens deep in Yosemite National Park. A waterfall called Horsetail Fall starts to glow, looking like fire or molten lava falling down a cliff. The phenomenon, known ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Between February 10 and 26, Yosemite National Park visitors may catch ...

It’s nearly time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in California, lucky visitors can catch a glimpse of the “firefall,” a ...

FRESNO, Calif. — It’s time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in California, lucky visitors can catch a glimpse of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of firefall during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 20, 2025. (Anadolu / Getty Images) Yosemite ...

Learn more about the science behind Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall, which glows like fire every February, and will return between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26, 2026. Once a year, a waterfall at Yosemite National ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Each February, there’s a window in which the setting sun may illuminate a waterfall so that it looks like fire.

Every year, rain and snow runoff slip down the eastern face of El Capitan, creating a narrow waterfall that drops over two thousand feet to the valley. In February, for about a two week period, the ...